> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management.md).

# Cloud attack surface management

- [Learn about Cloud ASM](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/cloud-asm-concepts.md): Learn about Cloud ASM, including scanning and network mapping.
- [What is Cloud ASM?](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/cloud-asm-concepts/what-is-cloud-asm.md): Cloud ASM provides visibility into all the assets in your cloud infrastructure that are exposed to the internet.
- [Scanning](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/cloud-asm-concepts/scanning.md): Cortex Cloud provides targeted scanning of customer networks from an attributed scanning infrastructure.
- [Network mapping](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/cloud-asm-concepts/network-mapping.md): Through a network mapping process, Cortex Cloud discovers and attributes assets to organizations.
- [Enable Cloud ASM](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/enable-cloud-asm.md): Enable Cloud ASM data discovery to discover all your unmanaged cloud services and cloud services exposed to the internet.
- [Attack surface management detections](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/attack-surface-management-detections.md): Learn about Attack Surface Management detections, including rules and externally inferred CVEs.
- [Attack surface rules](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/attack-surface-management-detections/attack-surface-rules.md): Attack surface rules are used to identify risks in your attack surface.
- [Externally inferred CVEs](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/attack-surface-management-detections/externally-inferred-cves.md)
- [Attack surface assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/attack-surface-assets.md): The assets discovered in an attack surface management scan are called attack surface assets or external surface assets.
- [Review your unmanaged cloud services](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/review-your-unmanaged-cloud-services.md): Review your unmanaged cloud services in your Attack Surface inventory.
- [Review unmanaged cloud issues](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/cloud-attack-surface-management/review-unmanaged-cloud-issues.md): View your unmanaged cloud issues, including service details.


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