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title: "What is Cynergy?"
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### Cynergy is a** CTEM Continuous Threat Exposure Management system**

### Cynergy has developed a **Continuous Threat Exposure Management** solution complemented by CAVAR (Continuous Automated Validation and Remediation) that enables customers to discover and identify all their IT and network cyber vulnerabilities that can be utilized and abused by hackers to conduct malicious activities like spreading ransomware, stealing and exfiltrating sensitive information, etc.

As defined by Gartner, CTEM programs are currently one of the major trends for 2024.

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> ℹ️ ### **What is an Attack Surface?**
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> ℹ️ ##### Your attack surface is any external asset that an adversary could discover, attack, and use to gain a foothold in your environment. 
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> ℹ️ ##### The attack surface is the sum of the different points (for "attack vectors") where an unauthorized user (the "attacker") can try to enter data or extract data from an environment. 
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> ℹ️ ##### Keeping the attack surface as small as possible is a basic security measure.

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Read our [blog](https://www.cynergy.app/product-technology/attack-surface-visibility/2251/) to learn more: