Cybersecurity definition
What is CTEM?
CTEM stands for Continuous Threat Exposure Management.
By Cyber Tool Stack Editorial TeamUpdated
Definition
A program model for continuously scoping, discovering, prioritizing, validating, and mobilizing action against an organization's exposures, treating exposure management as an ongoing cycle rather than a periodic vulnerability scan.
Where CTEM fits in the security landscape
These beginner lessons use this term while explaining the surrounding security control.
Related cybersecurity terms
Attack SurfaceEvery point where an attacker could potentially get in or extract data — exposed servers, APIs, cloud accounts, employee accounts — the thing exposure management programs work to continuously discover and shrink.BASBreach and Attack SimulationSoftware that continuously and safely runs simulated attack techniques against an environment to measure whether existing defenses actually detect or block them, rather than trusting that a control works just because it's installed.