Attack Surface - CI/CD Glossary Definition
An attack surface is every point where a system could be attacked.
An attack surface is the total set of points where an attacker could try to enter, extract data from, or affect a system, including endpoints, inputs, dependencies, and configurations.
An attack surface is every point where a system could be attacked.
Reducing it in CI
Removing unused dependencies, disabling unneeded endpoints, and scanning configurations all shrink the attack surface, and pipelines can enforce these checks automatically.
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