From point tools to a continuous program
CTEM is Gartner’s framework for treating exposure management as an ongoing operational discipline — not a quarterly scan. It moves organizations from reactive patching to proactive, business-aligned risk reduction.
Marlinix delivers CTEM end-to-end, combining Klearis CDR, ZeroVault RBVM, Picus (Breach & Attack Simulation) and Binalyze (TDIR) into a single operating model.
The economics of exposure
Security teams cannot patch their way out of risk. CTEM accepts that reality and replaces vulnerability whack-a-mole with a continuous loop that focuses resources on the exposures that move business risk.
Continuous, not periodic
Risk is re-evaluated continuously as the environment, the threat landscape and your business change.
Adversary-centric
Validated against how real attackers would actually behave — through BAS, red teaming and threat intel.
Business-aligned
Crown jewels and business processes drive scoping. Security work follows business value.
Measurable
Every cycle produces metrics on exposure reduction, time-to-remediate and validated risk.
The five steps of CTEM
A continuous loop that turns exposure management into an operational discipline.
Scoping
Define the crown jewels, business processes and digital assets that matter most. Set the boundaries of the exposure program.
Discovery
Continuously discover assets, identities and exposures across the in-scope perimeter — internal, external and OT.
Prioritization
Rank exposures by exploitability, business impact and attack-path proximity to crown jewels.
Validation
Validate that controls actually stop the prioritized attack paths — via BAS, red teaming and live testing.
Mobilization
Mobilize engineering, IT and business owners to remediate, mitigate or accept — and measure the result.
The capability map
Each step of CTEM is delivered by a specific capability in the Marlinix portfolio.
| CTEM Step | Marlinix Capability | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Scoping | Advisory + ZeroVault | Identify crown jewels and business-critical assets |
| Discovery | Zern + ZeroVault | Map external and internal exposures continuously |
| Prioritization | ZeroVault RBVM | Score by attack-path proximity and business impact |
| Validation | Picus BAS + Red Team | Test that controls stop the prioritized paths |
| Mobilization | Binalyze TDIR + Klearis | Drive response and ongoing prevention |
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