Novee puts forgotten internet-facing assets through penetration testing
Novee's AI platform adds External Surface Testing to find forgotten internet assets and validate vulnerabilities.
Novee has launched External Surface Testing, a new feature for its AI penetration testing platform. This capability helps security teams discover and validate exploitable vulnerabilities on internet-facing assets, including those that might be forgotten or unknown. The tool tests newly disclosed CVEs and findings from EASM tools, providing prioritized remediation guidance.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonOrganizations frequently lose track of internet-facing assets over time — legacy systems, test environments, and shadow IT infrastructure that were never properly decommissioned or documented. These forgotten assets often go unpatched and unmonitored, making them prime targets for attackers who routinely scan the internet for exposed, vulnerable services. Novee's External Surface Testing tool highlights a critical gap: if your security team doesn't know an asset exists, it will never be included in vulnerability management cycles. This matters because attackers don't need an invitation — newly disclosed CVEs are weaponized within hours, and unknown assets are unlikely to receive emergency patches. Continuous external attack surface management combined with automated penetration testing is now essential to close this visibility gap.
What helps against this
How we list vendors- Vulnerability scanning and prioritisation
You know which systems are vulnerable, and which ones to fix first.
- External attack surface management (EASM)
You find your forgotten internet-facing systems before attackers do.
- Penetration testing and bug bounty
Someone friendly finds the holes before someone hostile does.