Your Cybersecurity Program Is Advanced. But What Are You Still Missing?
The Attack You Can't See: How Exposed Service Accounts Bypass Your Perimeter.
You've built a robust cybersecurity program. You have next-gen firewalls, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and sophisticated identity and access management (IAM) solutions. You've invested in threat intelligence and run regular phishing simulations. These are not just line items on a budget; they are the bedrock of a strong security posture. We get it. Your efforts are both necessary and foundational to protecting your organization.
But as a CISO or Head of IT, you're tasked with securing a company that's constantly evolving, and so are the threats. The question isn't whether your defenses are strong; it's whether they're comprehensive enough to address the attacks happening outside your perimeter.
The Blind Spot Hiding in Plain Sight
Traditional security was designed to protect your network from the outside world. But what happens when the attacker is already inside, not physically, but through a backdoor they found on the web?
Think about the identities that exist outside of your firewall. We're not talking about your employees' personal accounts, but about the Non-Human Identities (NHIs) that power your automated systems. What about billing-svc@yourcompany.com? Or devops@yourcompany.com? These are the accounts that run your critical infrastructure, and they aren't protected by your multi-factor authentication (MFA).
The attacker knows this. They are looking for these unmonitored identities—exposed on a dark web forum, a public git repository, or a paste site—because they know these accounts have deep, unmonitored access to your systems. What happens when they find one?
How would you know if a service account credential for your billing system was leaked online?
How would your existing security tools detect a breach that started with a leaked API key on a public forum?
What happens to the threats that bypass your perimeter because the attacker found a leaked credential on a paste site?
This is the Identity Exposure Gap—a critical blind spot that exists between what you have protected and what attackers see as a viable entry point.
See Your Organization from the Hacker’s Perspective
Addressing this gap requires a new way of thinking. You have to see your organization from the outside in, just like an attacker would. This means shifting your focus to your External Attack Surface, which includes every asset, identity, and data point that exists outside your firewall.
That’s where ThreatNG comes in. Our platform provides proactive Contextual Intelligence by continuously monitoring the open, deep, and dark web for these hidden vulnerabilities. Our NHI Email Exposure capability is specifically designed to find and flag these high-risk non-human identities, giving you the power to neutralize a threat before it can be exploited.
This is a proactive defense that works in tandem with your existing security stack. It's not about replacing what you have; it's about adding a crucial layer of intelligence that empowers you to close the gap and protect your entire digital footprint. Don't just react to threats—anticipate them.