What's involved in a regular assessment?

The assessment process is consistent across all license types, ensuring thorough and accurate security evaluations.

Version Number: v1.0.1

Published Date: 14 May 2024

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General Assessment Process for All Licenses

  1. Onboarding: Ensuring that the asset is setup with a sensible scanning policy and scheduled.
  2. Scanning: Comprehensive scans are conducted to identify potential vulnerabilities.
  3. Vulnerability Verification: Our analysts manually review scanning results to remove false positives and duplicates, ensuring only accurate findings are reported.
  4. Confirmation of Fixes: Previously identified issues not detected in current scans are manually checked to confirm if they have been resolved.
  5. Integration: All findings are securely documented and made accessible through the Edgescan platform and available in a programmatic way via the API.

Specific Assessments by License Type

  • Host/Server License (Network Only):

    • Focuses on network layer scanning of designated targets.
  • Essentials License (Unauthenticated Web Application):

    • Performs network layer scanning and unauthenticated web application layer scanning, adhering to client specifications.
  • Professional License (Authenticated Web Application):

    • Includes scanning of both unauthenticated and authenticated web application layers, in addition to network layer assessments, tailored to client requirements.
  • Professional API:

    • Conducts network layer and API scanning, focusing on specific insertion points provided by the client.
  • Advanced License:

    • Encompasses regular assessment processes applicable to other licenses and additionally validates findings from penetration tests in subsequent evaluations.

This systematic approach ensures a comprehensive and customized assessment for each asset, utilizing a blend of automated scans and expert analysis to maintain high standards in security validation.