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A3Sec CTEM is a commercial exposure management tool by A3Sec. High-Value Targeting is a commercial exposure management tool by Horizon3.ai. 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, company size fit, deployment model, 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.
Mid-market and enterprise security teams drowning in vulnerability noise will cut through it with High-Value Targeting's attack path analysis, which actually surfaces which vulns matter because they chain to your crown jewels. The tool covers both ID.AM asset importance mapping and ID.RA risk prioritization, meaning you're not patching by CVSS score anymore. Skip this if your organization has minimal cloud or Kubernetes exposure; the autonomous pen testing across those environments is where Horizon3.ai's value concentrates, and traditional vulnerability scanners will suffice for pure on-premises shops.
Managed CTEM service for continuous attack surface & threat exposure mgmt.
Risk-based vuln mgmt focusing on identifying & prioritizing high-value targets
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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..
High-Value Targeting: Risk-based vuln mgmt focusing on identifying & prioritizing high-value targets. built by Horizon3.ai. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Autonomous penetration testing for internal, external, cloud, and Kubernetes environments, High-value asset identification and targeting, Attack path discovery and analysis..
Both serve the Exposure Management market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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