Network Perimeter Scanning
Network boundaries are more porous than they used to be so network vulnerability scanning has to probe deeper into the application stack. A new article in the Messaging and Web Security Digital Library covers the basics. Here is an excerpt:
Network perimeter scanning is the practice of examining Web-accessible resources for vulnerabilities. This covers a broad range of topics across the full application stack, including:Each of these different kinds of applications are subject to their own types of vulnerabilities so network perimeter scanning should include checks for all of them. We will examine each in turn, starting with network management devices.
- Firewalls, DNS servers and other network devices
- Email servers, Web servers and other standard applications
- Database servers and application servers
- Custom applications
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