Overview
Engagements are how you run security assessments in Hyver. Each engagement defines what to assess — like your internet-facing assets or cloud environments — and how the results will inform your risk posture. This article walks you through how engagements work, why they matter, and how to get started with the most important ones.
What Is an Engagement?
An engagement in Hyver is a project that scopes and manages a specific type of assessment. It can be initiated by your team or the CYE service team, depending on your setup.
Engagements must be activated before assessments begin. Once active, they produce findings and insights that feed into your dashboards, mitigation plans, and maturity metrics.
Common Use Cases
You’ll typically start with two core assessments:
1. Asset Discovery Engagement
Scans for internet-facing assets across your organization and catalogs them in Hyver.
See also: [Activate Asset Discovery Engagement]
2. Internet Perimeter Engagement
Follows the discovery phase and assesses the external attack surface to identify high-risk vulnerabilities.
See also: [Activate Internet Perimeter Engagement]
Other engagement types include cloud assessments, Active Directory assessments, and more.
See also: [Defining Cloud Engagements]
How to Set Up an Engagement
Step 1: Create the Engagement
Go to the Engagements page
Click New Engagement
Enter the name, description, and select the assessment type (e.g., Asset Discovery)
Define the scope — for example, include the IP ranges or domains to scan
The engagement tile will now appear under Waiting for Activation
Step 2: Activate the Engagement
Once scope and details are confirmed, activate the engagement
It will move to the Active section
Assessments begin, and data starts flowing into the platform
Active vs. Waiting Engagements
Waiting for Activation — Created but not yet running
Active — Assessment is in progress; results will start populating in dashboards and reports
Important notes
Engagements must be correctly scoped before activation (e.g., IP ranges for Asset Discovery)
You can have multiple active engagements at once
Some engagements (like Asset Discovery) must be activated by your CYE account manager
Only users with the right permissions can create or activate engagements
Wrap-up / Next Steps
Engagements are the foundation of everything else in Hyver — from findings to risk insights to maturity scores. Start with Asset Discovery, then build from there. You’ll uncover your attack surface, understand your vulnerabilities, and be ready to take action.