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| Product | Censys ASM by Censys View product | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management by Microsoft View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does Censys ASM do? It covers continuous external asset discovery and seed-based attribution. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives. |
| Product type | External Attack Surface Management (EASM) | External Attack Surface Management |
| Best for | Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, Retail | Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS); SaaS | Cloud; Cloud |
| Data residency | Tenant/service region dependent | |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Internet-facing infrastructureCloud | Internet-facing assets |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II | Microsoft security/compliance portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSplunkServiceNowJiraWizTenable | Microsoft Defender portalMicrosoft Security Exposure ManagementMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | Financial ServicesGovernmentTechnologyHealthcareRetail | Cross-industry |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAvailability varies |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Censys | Microsoft |
| Headquarters | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Redmond, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 200,000+ |
| Founded | 2017 | 1975 |
Overview
What it is
Censys ASM
What does Censys ASM do? It covers continuous external asset discovery and seed-based attribution. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives.Product type
Censys ASM
External Attack Surface Management (EASM)Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
External Attack Surface ManagementBest for
Censys ASM
Financial Services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, RetailMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
Censys ASM
Contact VendorMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Contact VendorFree trial
Censys ASM
Free trial: noMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Censys ASM
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Deployment details
Censys ASM
Cloud (SaaS); SaaSMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Cloud; CloudData residency
Censys ASM
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Tenant/service region dependentKey features
What it offers
Censys ASM
- Continuous external asset discovery
- Seed-based attribution
- Certificate and domain monitoring
- Cloud asset discovery
- Exposed service detection
- Risk severity ranking
- Change tracking
- API and integrations
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
- Asset discovery
- Attack surface mapping
- Exposure monitoring
- Shadow IT discovery
- Risk prioritization
- External asset discovery
- Attack surface monitoring
- Exposure management
Platform & access
API access
Censys ASM
API access: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Censys ASM
SSO: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Censys ASM
RBAC: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Censys ASM
Multi-tenant: yesMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Censys ASM
Mobile app: noMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Censys ASM
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Compliance
Censys ASM
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Censys ASM
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Industries
Censys ASM
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Regions
Censys ASM
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Vendor
Company
Censys ASM
CensysMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
MicrosoftHeadquarters
Censys ASM
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Redmond, Washington, USACompany size
Censys ASM
201-500Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
200,000+Founded
Censys ASM
2017Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
1975