Surface Web Monitoring

What is Surface Web Monitoring?

Surface web monitoring collects signals from open websites, forums, news sources, and public repositories to detect security issues, data leaks, or reputational incidents involving vendors. In TPRM, it supplements OSINT and risk ratings.

FAQs

What does surface web monitoring find?

Breach mentions, misconfigurations, and exposed data.

Is it legal?

Yes, it uses publicly available sources.

Does it include dark web monitoring?

No, dark web requires specialized methods.