Introduction to Scanning

Introduction to Scanning

• Web Application Security Scanning Flow
  • Knowing Your Web Application
  • Preparing and Configuring Scans
  • Scanning Your Web Applications
  • Reviewing and Comparing Scan Results with Previous Scans
  • Fixing Issues
  • Retesting Fixed Issues
  • Generating Reports
• Scanning Production Environments
  • Garbage Records and Accidental Data Loss
  • Email Floods
  • Server Slowdown or Downtime
  • Overloading the Server With Requests
• Stages of Scanning
  • Stage 1: Crawling
  • Stage 2: Attacking
  • Stage 3 and 4: Recrawling and Late Confirmation
• Overview of Scanning
  • Types of Scans