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The Assets You Don’t Know You Own: Attack Surface Sprawl Is a Discovery Problem, Not a Tooling Problem
August 3, 2026 · Cyble · Severity: HIGH
This article argues that attack surface sprawl stems from a structural failure in asset discovery and visibility, not a lack of tools. It identifies cloud adoption, shadow IT, multi-cloud environments, mergers, and forgotten infrastructure as key contributors to the problem.
Key Takeaways
- Attack surface sprawl is a discovery and visibility problem, not a tooling gap.
- Cloud, shadow IT, and M&A create unknown assets that attackers exploit.
- Organizations cannot secure assets they do not know they possess.