External Vulnerability Scanning

Discover weaknesses on your attack surface with Halo Security’s new approach to external vulnerability scanning.

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Traditional vulnerability scanning lets risk slip through the cracks

Attackers are constantly looking for security vulnerabilities they can use to get inside businesses like yours. Good security practitioners know this, and have long used external vulnerability scanners to find and fix weaknesses before they are discovered by an attacker.

But vulnerability scans can only be run on the assets that you or your team is aware of. That means any assets you’re not aware of may be totally unprotected.

In today’s business world, that’s a problem. Developers are always creating new websites and services, mergers bring in new assets from outside your organization, and marketers install third-party scripts across websites. These changes don’t always get reported back to the security team, which means there could be assets out there that need vulnerability scanning but aren’t receiving it.

Attackers aren’t looking for your most secure assets, they’re looking for the path of least resistance, and that’s often the assets you don’t know about and haven’t secured.

That’s why it’s time for a new approach to external vulnerability scanning.

Bridge the gap of unknown risk with Halo Security

Halo Security breaks from the traditional approach to external vulnerability scanning to help organizations eliminate the risk of the unknown. With the Halo Security attack surface management platform, security teams can quickly discover every external-facing asset associated with their organization and apply the correct scanning and monitoring tools to each one, all within a single comprehensive dashboard.


Benefits of Halo Security

  • Prevent security threats from slipping under the radar

    Attack methods are constantly evolving, and new vulnerabilities can crop up at any time. Stay ahead of the next attack by continuously discovering and mapping your attack surface, and monitoring it for issues that leave your organization vulnerable.

  • Automatically detect highly exploitable vulnerabilities and risks

    Halo Security runs lightweight scans on open-source software and custom-built applications, including single page applications (SPAs) and RESTful APIs. We look for attack vectors like OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks including SQL injection and cross-site scripting, as well as tens of thousands of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs).

  • Spend more time on what matters most

    Our risk scoring system highlights the weakest links on your attack surface, giving you clear insight into how to prioritize remediation initiatives. This way, you spend more time focusing on the issues that really matter.

  • Take control of your data with advanced reporting

    With advanced reporting capabilities and clear visual dashboards, you can easily identify areas for improvement, track your progress over time and optimize your workflow. Download out-of-the-box reports or customize them to your needs for technical and compliance requirements.

  • Configure settings to fit your organizational structure and workflow

    Your account is fully customizable to meet your needs and preferences. Create a customized scan schedule that works with your timeline, configure user-level access privileges, and quickly scale testing services to thousands of assets. Optimize your workflow by integrating popular developer tools like Jira and ServiceNow.

  • Extend your security team at a fraction of the cost

    When you work with Halo Security, you get a partner focused exclusively on reducing your external risk. Our experienced team of security practitioners acts as an extension of your own team, always available to help validate results, discuss new vulnerabilities, and deep dive on any asset that’s exposed to the internet.

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Discover the risks across your entire attack surface with a free 7-day trial of Halo Security. With our agentless platform, you can get started in minutes and see results from day one.

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