Think like an attacker: Increase attack surface visibility with integrated exposure management

Summary: Microsoft’s January 2025 BrandView article on SC Media advocates connecting security findings across systems instead of reviewing isolated lists. It is vendor-authored material, not independent product testing.

Microsoft Learn explains that attack-path analysis connects possible entry points to important assets. Its coverage depends on available data, integrations and the identification of critical assets; an empty dashboard is not proof that no exposure exists.

CNB Telecom perspective

Prioritization should connect a finding to its owner, business consequence and remediation evidence. Teams should validate important paths against their own environment rather than treating a vendor score as a complete risk assessment.

Original sources

Microsoft Security / SC Media BrandView — Think like an attacker (January 23, 2025); Microsoft Learn — Work with attack paths

Independently summarized and reviewed by CNB Telecom

Historical article; reviewed October 25, 2026.