Real-world attack surface monitoring at massive scale: how the UK Government protects over half a million public sector domains

In June 2026, the UK Government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) addressed the complexities of public sector cybersecurity at Infosecurity Europe, illustrating challenges similar to those faced by large enterprises during cloud expansions and mergers. The UK Government, managing security for over half a million domains, shifted from legacy compliance to continuous attack surface monitoring with Detectify, aiming to tackle rapidly evolving threats characterized by a drastic reduction in the Mean Time to Exploit (MTTE). The strategy centered on centralized procurement and education, allowing local councils to access security intelligence without setup friction, thereby saving taxpayer money and motivating action through understanding rather than mandates. Operationalizing their Vulnerability Monitoring Service (VMS) across 300,000 assets, they reduced exposure times significantly by employing active, payload-based assessments to eliminate false positives and enhance remediation accuracy. Personalized outreach proved more effective than digital integrations, and the initiative set a blueprint for scalable application security, emphasizing high-fidelity scanning and direct security education to minimize alert fatigue and resource wastage.

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