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Gartner Introduces Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) Category

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Gartner has introduced a new category called Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) in its Magic Quadrant, signaling a shift from traditional Vulnerability Management (VM) to Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). This change addresses the inefficiency of legacy VM tools, which often focus on 'dead end' vulnerabilities that do not significantly reduce risk. EAPs consolidate discovery across environments, prioritize based on context, and integrate exposure data into operational workflows to provide a unified view of risk. Gartner projects that organizations using this approach will reduce unplanned downtime by 30% by 2027. The new category highlights a market split between legacy incumbents and native Exposure Management players, with success now measured by the elimination of critical attack paths rather than the number of vulnerabilities patched.

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  1. 21.01.2026 12:30 1 articles · 23h ago

    Gartner Introduces Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) Category

    Gartner has introduced the Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) category in its Magic Quadrant, signaling a shift from traditional Vulnerability Management (VM) to Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). This change addresses the inefficiency of legacy VM tools, which often focus on 'dead end' vulnerabilities that do not significantly reduce risk. EAPs consolidate discovery across environments, prioritize based on context, and integrate exposure data into operational workflows to provide a unified view of risk. Gartner projects that organizations using this approach will reduce unplanned downtime by 30% by 2027.

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