Joe Pettit provides his picks for the top EAPs to look out for in 2026 for continuous threat and exposure management (CTEM)

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A curated overview of the top Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAPs) for 2026, covering six vendors: Tenable One (Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader with broadest attack surface coverage), Vicarius vRx (autonomous remediation focus), PlexTrac (pentest reporting and red/blue team collaboration), Outpost24 (EASM and identity-focused), Trend Micro Vision One CREM (XDR plus exposure management), and Tanium (endpoint-centric real-time remediation). Each platform is evaluated on differentiators and ideal use cases, framed around the industry shift from siloed CVE scanning to Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) programs.

The Top Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAPs) to Watch in 2026