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# How Exposed Is Your Remote Employee Network?
## Cortex Xpanse knows when your remote employee network is your weakest link.
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## Stop RDP-Based Ransomware Attacks Before They Start
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Exposed remote desktop protocol (RDP) is a common problem on an insecure remote employee network and opens the door to ransomware attacks. With Cortex^®^ Xpanse™ Attack Surface Management (ASM) for Remote Workers, organizations are equipped with the visibility they need to discover vulnerable networks and exposed RDP.
Security teams can now identify key remote employee risks, discover gaps in their Cortex XDR coverage, and ensure remote employees adhere to corporate VPN policies.
[Learn more](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/techbriefs/asm-coverage-for-remote-workers?ts=markdown)
[Gain insights on remote network risks and how to take action
Gain insights on remote network risks and how to take action](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com//players.brightcove.net/1050259881001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6307587566112&ts=markdown)
Gain insights on remote network risks and how to take action
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ASM FOR REMOTE WORKERS
## Reduce your remote worker attack surface
### ASM for Remote Workers with Cortex XDR
This coverage combines the endpoint details collected by Cortex XDR^®^ with the known and unknown asset information discovered by Xpanse to identify security issues and alert SecOps specialists.
### ASM for Remote Workers with GlobalProtect™
This coverage brings together the remote client data discovered by Prisma^®^ Access and GlobalProtect with the public asset data collected by Xpanse to identify exposed employee-associated risks on remote networks.
## Know what's exposed on your remote employee networks with ASM for Remote Workers
[Read solution brief](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/techbriefs/asm-coverage-for-remote-workers?ts=markdown)
THE CORTEX XPANSE SOLUTION
## Leading Attack Surface Management
Cortex Xpanse is rated by customers and industry experts as the leading ASM product on the market. Our solutions received a Leader and Pioneer rating in the GigaOm Radar report for attack surface management^1^ and rated 4.5/5 on Gartner^®^ Peer Insights™.
^1 GigaOm Radar for Attack Surface Management, GigaOm, February 28, 2022.^
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## Xpanse with Cortex XDR
The combined solution of Xpanse and Cortex XDR improves incident visibility and context by combining outside-in and inside-out data to uncover Cortex XDR coverage gaps on remote employee networks and drastically reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to recovery (MTTR).
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## Xpanse with Prisma Access and GlobalProtect
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