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External Attack Surface Management Platforms (EASM): 2027 Brand Leaders
Platforms that discover and monitor internet-facing assets, exposed services, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities, including unknown or unmanaged systems.
Palo Alto Networks was voted both Market Leader (34.3%) and Innovation Leader (27.2%), with Microsoft second in market voting and CyCognito second in innovation voting. The same vendor leading both pillars signals alignment between brand trust and perceived technical advancement.
Palo Alto Networks led by more than 12 points, while Microsoft and CrowdStrike finished in a virtual tie for second. Cortex Xpanse helped define EASM, and voters appear to reward that early, recognized product now folded into a Cortex platform that connects internet-facing discovery to detection and response.
Palo Alto Networks also won innovation, but CyCognito finished about two points behind, far ahead of its fifth-place market result. Voters recognize continued investment in automated discovery and remediation, and specialists that test the attack surface the way an adversary would.
Vote shares from verified AI professionals in the 2027 AI Cyber Risk Management Brand Leader Survey, released November 4, 2026.
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