What is vulnerability scanning?
Vulnerability scanning is commonly considered to be the most efficient way to check your site against a huge list of known vulnerabilities – and identify potential weaknesses in the security of your applications. Vulnerability scanning can be used as part of a standalone assessment, or as part of a continuous overall security monitoring strategy.
What is a web vulnerability scanner?
Vulnerability scanners are automated tools that scan web applications to look for security vulnerabilities. They test web applications for common security problems such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
More capable scanners may be able to delve further into an application by utilizing more advanced techniques. Application security testing products, e mafai ona maua ni fa'aletonu e tele isi scanners e misia, e aofia ai tui SQL asynchronous ma SSRF tauaso mo se faʻataʻitaʻiga.