claw-ideas/ideas/security-privacy/attack-surface-monitor.md

Attack Surface Monitor

Continuously monitor internet-exposed assets, detect changes in attack surface, and report newly introduced security risks.

Problem

Exposed services change over time, and unnoticed drift can introduce high-risk entry points.

Core capabilities

• Discover external assets: domains, ports, endpoints, and certificates.
• Detect newly exposed services and configuration drift.
• Run lightweight vulnerability checks with severity scoring.
• Produce prioritized remediation tasks with owner mapping.

MVP scope

• Scheduled external scan with baseline comparison.
• Alerts for new open ports and expired certificates.
• Weekly risk report with top findings.

Success criteria

• Faster visibility into exposure drift.
• Reduced time to remediate high-risk findings.

Stretch ideas

• Integrate with change management to link exposure to recent deploys.
• Auto-open hardening pull requests for common misconfigurations.