{“lastseen”:”2026-02-19T17:27:56″,”description”:”Effective exposure management begins by illuminating and hardening risks across the entire attack surface. Some of the most meaningful shifts in security happen quietly\u2014when teams take a clear look at their exposure landscape and acknowledge the gap between where they stand today and where they need to be. Today, we\u2019re sharing a new guide designed to support that moment of clarity. It offers a practical, maturity-based path for moving from fragmented visibility and reactive fixes to a more unified, risk-driven approach that strengthens resilience one step at a time. Read \\”**Establishing proactive defense\u2014A maturity-based guide for adopting a dynamic, risk-based approach to exposure management**\\” to learn more now. \\n\\nGet the full \\”Establishing proactive defense\\” e-book\\n\\n\\n\\n## Five levels of exposure management maturity \\n\\nIn the guide, you’ll learn how organizations progress through five levels of exposure management maturity to strengthen how they identify, prioritize, and act on risk. Early-stage teams operate reactively with limited visibility and compliance-driven fixes. As capabilities mature, processes become consistent, prioritization incorporates business context, and decisions shift from reactive to proactive. This progression reflects a move away from isolated security actions toward repeatable, measurable practices that scale with organizational complexity. At higher maturity, organizations validate controls, consolidate asset and risk data into a single source of truth, and confirm that mitigations work. Rather than assuming security improvements are effective, teams test and verify outcomes to ensure effort translates into real risk reduction. At the most advanced stage, exposure management is fully aligned to business objectives, supported by clear risk metrics, and used to guide remediation, resource allocation, and strategic outcomes.\\n\\nReduce risk and optimize your security posture with Microsoft Security Exposure Management\\n\\nThe maturity model helps security leaders assess where their organization is at and identify practical next steps to mature and have a full-fledged exposure management program. Each level in the guide includes details on the realities organizations face, the key characteristics at each maturity level, common pain points, and suggestions for moving forward and up in maturity. Importantly, the model emphasizes that maturity is not static or final. The last stage of the maturity model, level five, isn\u2019t a finish line\u2014it’s the point where exposure management becomes a continuously evolving capability, fueled by real-time telemetry and adaptive risk modeling. At this stage, exposure management shifts from a program to a strategic discipline\u2014one that informs long-term resilience decisions rather than discrete remediation cycles. \\n\\n## The path to proactive defense \\n\\nOrganizations build a unified path to proactive defense when they move beyond fragmented tools and adopt an integrated exposure management approach. By bringing assets, identities, cloud posture, and attack paths into one coherent view, security teams gain the clarity needed to focus effort where it matters most. This alignment enables more consistent action, stronger prioritization, and security decisions that reflect real business risk instead of isolated signals. It also helps teams move from chasing individual findings to managing exposure systematically, with shared context across security, IT, and risk stakeholders. Over time, this shift turns exposure management into a repeatable operating model rather than a collection of disconnected responses. \\n\\n## Take the next step toward proactive defense \\n\\nDesigned to help security leaders translate strategy into practical next steps, regardless of where they are starting, the maturity levels outlined in the e-book support organizations as they shift from reacting to cyberthreats to proactively reducing risk and strengthening security across every layer of the environment. To go deeper into the practices, maturity levels, and actions that matter most, read the new e-book: **Establishing a proactive defense\u2014A maturity-based guide for adopting a dynamic, risk-based approach to exposure management** to learn more now. \\n\\nRead the e-book: Establishing a proactive defense\\n\\n## Join us at RSAC\u2122 2026\\n\\nRSAC\u2122 2026 is more than a conference. It\u2019s a chance to shape the future of security. By engaging with Microsoft Security, you\u2019ll gain: \\n\\n * Actionable insights from industry leaders and researchers. \\n * Hands-on experience with cutting-edge security tools. \\n * Connections that help you navigate the evolving cyberthreat landscape. \\n\\n\\n\\nTogether, we can make the world safer for all. Join us in San Francisco March 22-26, 2026, and be part of the conversation that defines the next era of cybersecurity. \\n\\n## Learn more\\n\\nLearn more about Microsoft Security Exposure Management.\\n\\nTo learn more about Microsoft Security solutions, visit our website. Bookmark the Security blog to keep up with our expert coverage on security matters. 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