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A3Sec CTEM is a commercial exposure management tool by A3Sec. DarkLight Cyio is a commercial exposure management tool by DarkLight. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best exposure management fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
Mid-market and enterprise security teams drowning in unknown assets and exposure backlogs will see immediate value in A3Sec CTEM's continuous discovery paired with automated attack simulation; it forces prioritization by actual exploitability rather than CVE noise. The vendor's coverage across NIST ID.AM, ID.RA, and DE.CM reflects genuine strength in asset mapping and risk contextualization where most exposure tools leak. Skip this if your organization prioritizes incident response over exposure prevention or lacks the resources to act on continuous remediation workflows; A3Sec assumes you can operationalize findings at scale.
Risk and security teams drowning in vulnerability backlogs need DarkLight Cyio because it actually kills false positives using threat intelligence and business context instead of just re-ranking the same noise. The platform covers six NIST CSF 2.0 functions including the critical GV.RM and ID.RA gaps most exposure tools skip, and integrates directly into ServiceNow and Jira so remediation actually happens. Skip this if your organization hasn't matured past "we scan and patch everything"; Cyio assumes you can tolerate risk and need to choose what matters most.
Managed CTEM service for continuous attack surface & threat exposure mgmt.
CTEM platform that prioritizes cyber risks using threat intel & business context.
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A3Sec CTEM: Managed CTEM service for continuous attack surface & threat exposure mgmt. built by A3Sec. headquartered in Spain. Core capabilities include Continuous asset discovery and mapping, including unknown assets, with a dynamic inventory, Real-time visibility into all assets and their exposure levels, Automated attack simulations to validate vulnerability exploitability..
DarkLight Cyio: CTEM platform that prioritizes cyber risks using threat intel & business context. built by DarkLight. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Continuous ingestion and application of threat intelligence to reprioritize risks daily, Multi-perspective risk prioritization (assets, adversaries, configurations, controls, business context), Multiple remediation path suggestions (acceptance, transfer, mitigation)..
Both serve the Exposure Management market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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