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Last Updated: 05/11/2026
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The availability of the latest MSI release depends on which environment you're using:
customers are automatically updated to the latest MSI version as soon as it's released.
customers need to update their MSI version by applying the...
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What are Seeds?
Seeds are entities that uses to start a data collection run. takes each Seed as a starting point and recursively analyzes all other Entities that are related to that Seed, adding each Entity that is encountered to the ...
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releases software patches, upgrades for Validation Platform system components, and hotfixes. Updates to the Director and Actors are installed by using the System Settings page on the Director.
Avoid upgrading a Director or Actor wh...
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The platform's management plane is a web service that is fully encrypted using TLS 1.2. No other management communications or ports are required for the management plane to communicate between the Director and Actors.
While it is recommended th...
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Collection configuration is available for paid Attack Surface Management customers.
If you would like to upgrade to a more feature-rich account, send a message using our contact form, https://www.mandiant.com/contact-us .
A Scan...
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Last Updated: 05/01/2026
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Discovery Context Visualizer - November 16, 2022 Why does this asset belong to me? Attack Surface Management (ASM) collection engines perform unique discovery tasks for each type of discoverable asset. These tasks gather information and hel...
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Security Validation Admins use the Director Settings pages to configure the platform. These setting pages include: Actor Settings : Manage Actor Communications Advanced Settings Audit Log Settings Authentication Settings : Manage how us...
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Using inbound integrations, leverages the API of various infrastructure vendors (DNS, cloud, and code repositories) to automatically pull or retrieve assets upon every scan refresh. is directly applied to your attack surface. For more informati...
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The Mandiant Security Validation (MSV) and Mandiant Advantage Security Validation (MA-SV) Protected Theater (PT) is an isolated virtual environment that lets you safely test the efficacy of endpoint security controls against destructive behaviors. E...
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As a new customer, there are several recommended steps as you get started. Start with the basics
Review the Mandiant Managed Defense Service Description for more detail on MD alert handling, reporting processes, and definition of terms.
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