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Deepinfo vs. CyCognito

CyCognito is a strong fit when the question that decides your evaluation is whether exposed applications can be exploited, and you want active testing to answer it.

Deepinfo is a strong fit when you want attack surface management, threat intelligence, brand monitoring and vendor risk on one platform, running on an index of the internet Deepinfo collects itself.

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What each builds on discovery

One platform

attack surface management, threat intelligence, brand monitoring and vendor risk on an index of the internet Deepinfo collects itself

CyCognito

Active testing

exploit-style tests against discovered web apps, its core strength Deepinfo does not run exploit tests

Scope Is Where They Differ.

Both begin with the assets your organization exposes to the internet. What each one builds on top of that is where they part.

DeepinfoCyCognito
External attack surface
Continuous discovery of internet-facing assets
Active testing of exposed applicationsExploit-style tests against discovered web appsCore strength
Where discovery data comes fromDeepinfo’s own index, kept with historyInternet data gathered to support discovery
Beyond the attack surface
Cyber threat intelligenceBreach data, infostealer logs, threat actorsUsually a separate vendor
Lookalike-domain monitoring and takedownUsually a separate vendor
Third-party risk on the same engineUsually a separate vendor
Data access
Direct access to the underlying dataBulk files and query APIsData feeds and API servicesDelivered as findings in its platform

Last reviewed: May 2, 2026. CyCognito rows reflect its public positioning at that date; confirm current capabilities with CyCognito. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Deepinfo is not affiliated with or endorsed by CyCognito.

Where CyCognito Is Strong.

CyCognito’s signature capability is active testing. It runs security tests against the applications it discovers, so a finding can show that an exposed app is exploitable, not only that it is exposed.

It also puts weight on attributing discovered assets to the business units and subsidiaries that own them. If exploitability testing decides your evaluation, that depth is real, and Deepinfo does not replicate it.

What Deepinfo does instead is scan each asset across all its layers, without running exploit tests against it.

Scanall checked

portal.acme.example 198.51.100.61

  1. WHOISwhois

    acme.example · renews in 41 days

  2. IP WHOISipwhois

    AS64500 · 198.51.100.0/24

  3. DNSdns

    A 198.51.100.61

  4. SSLssl

    *.acme.example · TLS 1.3

  5. Portsport_scan

    443/tcp · 8443/tcp

  6. Web datawebdata

    login page · PHP 7.4, end of life

    High

  7. HTTPhttp

    200 · no HSTS header

The Modules Share One Record.

External Attack Surface Management is one module. Cyber Threat Intelligence, Brand Risk Protection, Third-Party Risk Management and Deep Search & Insights read Deepinfo’s index too, so an exposed host, an employee password in an infostealer log, a lookalike domain and a vendor’s slipping score land in one place.

The record shows each module’s findings in place: the rows the matrix above marks as usually coming from a separate vendor.

The platform

acme.example

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What the internet already says about one organization, line by line

EASM

  1. Domain acme.exampleregistered 2011 · renews in 41 days
  2. Subdomains 1,284 resolved9 first seen this week

  3. Not in your inventory High

    Unknown asset vpn-legacy.acme.example

  4. Expires in 6 days Medium

    Certificate *.acme.example

  5. Remote desktop exposed Critical

    Open port 203.0.113.24 · 3389/tcp

  6. PHP 7.4 alongside, end of life High

    Technology Apache httpd 2.4.49

  7. CVSS 9.8 Critical in CISA KEV

    Vulnerability CVE-2021-41773

CTI

  1. Email breaches 212 employee addressesacross 14 breaches

  2. 41 saved corporate passwords Critical

    Infostealer logs 3 employee devices
  3. Dark web 2 forum mentionslast 30 days

BRP

  1. “rn” reads as “m” High resolving, with a certificate

    Lookalike acrne.example

TPRM

  1. Score fell from C to D High

    Vendor payroll.example

12 signals

8 exposures

3 critical

What to Check In a Demo.

Bring a domain you own and ask to see each one on it.

An Index Deepinfo Collects Itself

400M+ domains, 2B+ subdomains, 200B+ DNS records and 30B+ SSL certificates, kept with history. Discovery pivots through reverse IP, MX, NS and WHOIS lookups run against that data.

The index

CVEs Ranked by Exploitation Signal

Every CVE on your assets carries its CVSS score, its EPSS probability and its CISA KEV status, plus CWE mapped to OWASP Top 10 2021. The queue starts with what attackers are most likely to use.

Scoring

The Raw Data as Well as Findings

Data feeds deliver the full domain and subdomain lists, plus daily files of registered, updated, deleted and newly discovered names, as CSV or JSON. The API covers both the index and the platform.

Data & API

Teams Running Deepinfo Across the Surface.

Telecommunications A national telecom operator Continuous monitoring across tens of thousands of public-facing assets. Read Industrial An industrial conglomerate 30+ subsidiary brands monitored as separate portfolios on one platform. Read Education A leading research university Discovery across decentralized departments, research labs and student organizations. Read

What Buyers Ask About Both.

Does Deepinfo run exploit tests against my assets?

No. The platform scans all data layers of each asset, including TCP and UDP ports, and matches the technologies it detects to known CVEs. It does not attempt exploitation.

Can Deepinfo and CyCognito run side by side?

They can. An active-testing tool answers whether a specific application can be exploited, while Deepinfo answers what you expose, what has leaked and who imitates you. Assets and findings export through the Deepinfo API, so the inventory can feed other tools.

What does Deepinfo cover beyond the attack surface?

Cyber threat intelligence from breach data and infostealer logs, lookalike-domain monitoring with takedown, and third-party risk on the same engine. Next to CyCognito, those usually come from a separate vendor.

How does Deepinfo find assets owned by subsidiaries?

Discovery starts from a seed and pivots across Deepinfo’s index through reverse IP, MX, NS and WHOIS lookups, which surfaces domains registered by subsidiaries and acquired companies. Your team approves what joins the inventory.

How does Deepinfo confirm that a fix worked?

Every scan checks open issues again. When the signal is gone, the issue moves to verified_resolved on its own, whether or not your team marked it marked_as_resolved first. If the signal returns, the issue reopens as reappeared.

How do I compare the two on my own surface?

Book a demo on your domain and bring the questions from your evaluation.

Compare Them on Your Surface.

Book a walk-through on your own domain and bring the questions from your CyCognito evaluation.

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