An EASM Platform That
Actually Knows Laravel
Generic EASM tools tell you a host is reachable. StackShield tells you that APP_DEBUG is true in production, Telescope is open to the internet, and your .env is one request away. Continuous discovery and 30+ framework-aware checks, with no agent.
No credit card, no agent, no code changes. First scan in under 60 seconds.
What an EASM Platform Has to Do
External attack surface management is three jobs, not one. A tool that only does the middle one is a vulnerability scanner with a new label.
Discover what exists
Enumerate domains, subdomains, DNS records, open ports and running services from the outside. The assets that hurt you are the ones missing from your inventory: the staging box from a migration two years ago, the subdomain pointing at a deprovisioned bucket.
Assess what it exposes
Check every discovered asset the way an attacker would: TLS configuration, security headers, exposed files and admin panels, CORS policy, DNS and email authentication. No credentials, no agent, no assumptions about what is behind the door.
Notice when it changes
Re-scan continuously and diff against the last known state. An attack surface is not a document, it is a moving target that changes on every deploy, DNS edit and infrastructure change.
Where Generic EASM Tools Stop
Framework-agnostic scanners cannot flag a risk they have no concept of. These are real findings a generic tool reports as a healthy 200.
| What is exposed | Generic EASM sees | StackShield sees |
|---|---|---|
| Debug mode left on in production | A 200 response | Stack traces, env vars and DB credentials leaking on every error |
/telescope reachable |
An unknown path | Full request history, queries and job payloads, unauthenticated |
.env fetchable over HTTP |
A text file | APP_KEY, database and mail credentials, third-party API keys |
| Ignition exposed | A framework endpoint | A known RCE path if the version is vulnerable |
| Default session cookie config | A Set-Cookie header |
Laravel defaults that are unsafe once the app is public |
The full list is public: all 30+ security checks, each with what it looks for and how to fix it.
Who Needs External Attack Surface Monitoring
Teams shipping every week
Every deploy can change what is reachable. An annual pentest describes a version of your app that no longer exists. Continuous scanning closes the gap between audits.
Teams with no security engineer
Most Laravel teams have nobody whose job is watching the perimeter. Automated checks plus plain-English fix guides mean the work lands with whoever is on call, not a specialist you do not have.
Teams under compliance pressure
SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS all expect evidence of continuous monitoring. Scheduled scans and exportable reports give auditors something dated and repeatable. See the compliance guides.
Teams running many apps
Agencies and platform teams carry dozens of domains, each with its own drift. One dashboard covering every property beats logging into each one to check.
See your external attack surface in 60 seconds
Run a free external scan against any domain you control. No account, no agent, no code changes. You get the same findings the paid product monitors continuously.
EASM Questions
What is an EASM platform?
An external attack surface management (EASM) platform continuously discovers everything your organisation exposes to the internet, then assesses each asset for security risk from the outside. That means enumerating domains, subdomains, DNS records, open ports and running services without an agent or any access to your servers, and re-checking them on a schedule so newly exposed assets are caught as they appear rather than at the next audit.
How is StackShield different from a general EASM tool?
General EASM platforms are framework-agnostic. They will tell you a host is reachable and its TLS is weak, but they do not know what Laravel is. StackShield runs 30+ checks that understand the framework: whether APP_DEBUG is on in production, whether /telescope, /horizon or /_ignition are exposed, whether the .env file is fetchable, whether APP_KEY has leaked, and whether session and CORS configuration match Laravel defaults that are unsafe in production. Those findings do not appear in a generic scan.
Does EASM require installing an agent?
No. EASM is external by definition. StackShield scans your application the same way an attacker would, over ordinary HTTP requests and DNS lookups from outside your network. There is no agent, no package to install, no code change and no server access. You add a domain and the first scan runs immediately.
How does EASM differ from vulnerability scanning or pentesting?
A vulnerability scanner checks assets you already know about. A penetration test is a deep manual review at a point in time. EASM answers a question neither asks: what is exposed right now that you did not know about? It starts from discovery rather than from an inventory, and runs continuously rather than annually, which is why it catches the forgotten staging subdomain and the debug flag left on after a deploy.
How much does StackShield EASM cost?
Plans start at $29 per month and run to $199 per month, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card needed to start. You can also run a free external scan of any domain you control without creating an account, which returns the same findings the paid product monitors continuously.
Want the concept rather than the product? Read what external attack surface management is, or browse the EASM glossary entry.