Risk Signals Detected

The Surface Web Monitoring layer produces findings tied to exposed data, brand misuse, and signs of operational risk found in publicly accessible sources. These signals help identify early traces of compromise, misconfiguration, or abuse that may escalate if left unaddressed.

Findings in this layer typically fall into one of the following categories:

• Leaked credentials and sensitive files: authentication keys, passwords, API tokens, internal documentation, and configuration files exposed through public code repositories like GitHub or embedded in company websites.

• Exposed APIs and data schemas: public access to Swagger/OpenAPI specs or Postman collections that reveal the structure of internal systems, sensitive endpoints, or production data samples.

• Open cloud storage: public S3, GCP, or Azure buckets containing log files, backups, or confidential documents inadvertently exposed.

• Brand impersonation and misleading domains: look-alike domains registered to exploit visual or keyboard similarity with official assets, often used in phishing or fraud campaigns.

• Certificate and DNS anomalies: new TLS certificates or subdomains linked to monitored brands, which may indicate shadow infrastructure or asset misuse.

Each finding is linked to a specific risk category such as phishing, data leakage, infrastructure exposure, or brand fraud and is enriched with supporting evidence and context to support investigation and response.