External vulnerability scanning

All you need to know about our scanners

13 articles in this collection
Written by Chris Wallis, Daniel Andrew, and Patrick Craston

What do we actually test you for?

Vulnerability scanning can be a mystery, so let us break it down for you

Written by Chris Wallis
Updated over a week ago

What scanning engine does Intruder use?

To make sure they're getting the security they deserve, our customers often want to know what's under the hood

Written by Chris Wallis
Updated over a week ago

Smart features

What is CloudBot? 🤖

CloudBot automatically adds any new external IP addresses or hostnames in cloud accounts as Intruder targets

Written by Patrick Craston
Updated over a week ago

Smart Recon

Automatically monitor large network ranges, and only use licenses for active targets

Written by Patrick Craston
Updated over a week ago

Emerging Threat Scans

What they are and why they're an important part of keeping your systems safe

Written by Patrick Craston
Updated this week

Whitelisting

What IPs do I need to whitelist?

Find the source IPs for whitelisting our scans in intrusion prevention systems, web application firewalls, and cloud providers.

Written by Patrick Craston
Updated this week

How do I whitelist Intruder in Cloudflare?

Whitelisting in Cloudflare isn't totally straightforward. Here's how to get around their restrictions on IP Access Rules.

Written by Daniel Andrew
Updated over a week ago

FAQs

How long will my scans take?

This article explains how long our scans usually run for, and the reasons why in some cases they can take a while.

Written by Daniel Andrew
Updated over a week ago

Can Intruder Scan Single-Page Applications?

How does Intruder fare when vulnerability scanning SPAs?

Written by Daniel Andrew
Updated over a week ago

Does Intruder do authenticated web-app scanning?

Can we run scans to find weaknesses behind the login of a web application?

Written by Daniel Andrew
Updated over a week ago

I need to add my web server as a target. Should I use the hostname or the IP address?

This article describes when to use the hostname of a target, compared to using the IP address.

Written by Daniel Andrew
Updated over a week ago

My websites are hosted behind Cloudflare. Will Intruder still work?

This article explains how to set up Intruder to correctly scan web servers which are hosted behind Cloudflare

Written by Daniel Andrew
Updated over a week ago

Will Intruder's scans damage my systems?

Are Intruder's scans safe? Will scans cause downtime or disruption?

Written by Daniel Andrew
Updated over a week ago