> ## Documentation Index
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# Asset-Risk Mapping

> Map vulnerabilities and exposures to each asset for faster, context-aware triage.

<Tip>
  Risk isn’t just about vulnerabilities — it’s about **which asset they belong to** and **how exposed** that asset is.
</Tip>

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## Why Asset-Risk Mapping Matters

Security teams often have vulnerabilities scattered across scanners, CI/CD, ASM, cloud, and internal tooling.\
But without knowing **which asset each risk belongs to**, triage becomes slow and disconnected.

Asset-Risk Mapping solves that by:

<Check>
  Combining exposure, vulnerability, and ownership data into one asset profile
</Check>

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  Providing context on how critical or externally-facing an asset actually is
</Check>

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  Prioritizing risks based on business value and environment
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  Showing how many risks affect each asset in real time
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This creates a **true, end-to-end picture** of what’s at risk — not just what’s vulnerable.

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## How Snapsec Maps Risk to Assets

<Steps>
  <Step title="Consolidate Risk Sources">
    AIM ingests vulnerabilities, exposures, API misconfigurations, expired certificates, shadow assets, and more.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Attach Risk to the Correct Asset">
    Each risk is automatically linked to DNS records, certificates, APIs, IPs, applications, and employee-linked objects.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Calculate Auto-Risk Score">
    AIM uses exposure level, vulnerability severity, asset importance, and business context to compute an intelligent risk score.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Visualize Risk Distribution">
    Every asset shows risk breakdowns, severity charts, environment impact, and exposure correlation.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## What Problems This Solves

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  <Card title="Context-Aware Triage" icon="bolt">
    Teams instantly understand which assets are most at risk — not just which issues are severe.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Faster Prioritization" icon="chart-line">
    Risk scoring and exposure correlations highlight what must be fixed first.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Unified Risk Visibility" icon="eye">
    Eliminates fragmented vulnerability lists by attaching them directly to assets.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Key Benefits for Your Security Team

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  <Card title="Exposure-Aware Risk" icon="shield-halved">
    Risks on externally exposed assets are automatically prioritized higher.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Asset-Centric View" icon="server">
    Every IP, API, domain, certificate, and application shows its complete risk footprint.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Centralized Insights" icon="layer-group">
    Filter by environment, owner, source, vulnerability count, severity, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Real-Time Monitoring" icon="clock">
    Risk automatically updates as assets change, expire, or appear in new scans.
  </Card>
</Columns>

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## Example Asset-Risk Scenarios

<Danger>
  A public-facing API with 300 endpoints and 2 medium vulnerabilities receives elevated auto-risk.
</Danger>

<Danger>
  An exposed IP belonging to AWS with no owner and open ports increases risk weight instantly.
</Danger>

<Danger>
  A certificate that expired 90 days ago contributes risk to all associated domains.
</Danger>

<Danger>
  A shadowed subdomain with no WAF and outdated tech stack is flagged as high-risk.
</Danger>

<Danger>
  An employee account tied to external apps shows suspicious inactivity and risk accumulation.
</Danger>

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## What Happens After Mapping

<Steps>
  <Step title="Risk Score Updated">
    Auto-risk recalculates dynamically based on exposures, vulnerabilities, and business context.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Triage Becomes Faster">
    Assets with the highest combined risk appear at the top of dashboards.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Routing to VM">
    High-risk assets and vulnerabilities flow directly into Snapsec VM for remediation workflows.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Continuous Refinement">
    As new assets appear or risks change, mapping updates immediately.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Next Steps

<Card title="Explore Full AIM Capabilities" icon="arrow-right">
  See how Snapsec AIM brings intelligence and real-time mapping to every asset.
</Card>