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Continuous application scanning

We scan your web applications on a schedule, with a person reviewing the results, so new releases do not open old doors.

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Who this is for

  • You ship changes weekly, or daily

    An annual application test says less when the application it tested has changed a hundred times since. Continuous scanning keeps pace with releases.

  • You want cover between manual tests

    Manual testing is the deep check; scanning is the layer in between that catches the obvious regressions before your users do.

  • You want reviewed results, not raw scanner noise

    Application scanners are noisy. You want a consultant to confirm what is real and tell you what changed since last time.

What our continuous application scanning covers

Internet Web application API Perimeter Cloud tenancy Email Office network Workstation Identity Wireless Crown jewels Servers INTERNET: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by external network penetration testing. Click to open that service. WEB APPLICATION: CHECKS INCLUDE Scheduled authenticated scanning Drift detection between releases Security header and dependency changes Consultant review to remove false positives API: CHECKS INCLUDE Scanning of the endpoints the application calls New endpoints shipped without review PERIMETER: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by external network penetration testing. Click to open that service. CLOUD TENANCY: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by cloud security assessment. Click to open that service. EMAIL: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by external network penetration testing. Click to open that service. OFFICE NETWORK: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by internal network penetration testing. Click to open that service. WORKSTATION: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by essential Eight assessment. Click to open that service. IDENTITY: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by internal network penetration testing. Click to open that service. WIRELESS: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by wireless penetration testing. Click to open that service. CROWN JEWELS: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by internal network penetration testing. Click to open that service. SERVERS: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by configuration review and benchmarking. Click to open that service. Internet Web application Perimeter API Email Cloud tenancy Office network Workstation Wireless Identity Crown jewels Servers INTERNET: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by external network penetration testing. Click to open that service. WEB APPLICATION: CHECKS INCLUDE Scheduled authenticated scanning Drift detection between releases Security header and dependency changes Consultant review to remove false positives PERIMETER: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by external network penetration testing. Click to open that service. API: CHECKS INCLUDE Scanning of the endpoints the application calls New endpoints shipped without review EMAIL: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by external network penetration testing. Click to open that service. CLOUD TENANCY: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by cloud security assessment. Click to open that service. OFFICE NETWORK: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by internal network penetration testing. Click to open that service. WORKSTATION: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by essential Eight assessment. Click to open that service. WIRELESS: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by wireless penetration testing. Click to open that service. IDENTITY: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by internal network penetration testing. Click to open that service. CROWN JEWELS: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by internal network penetration testing. Click to open that service. SERVERS: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by configuration review and benchmarking. Click to open that service.

We run scheduled authenticated scans of your web applications, review the results, and flag what has changed between releases.

  • Scheduled authenticated scanning of the web applications in scope
  • Coverage of the OWASP Top 10 classes a scanner can reliably detect
  • Drift detection, comparing each scan to the last to surface new issues
  • Consultant review to confirm real findings and remove false positives
  • Monthly summaries written for developers and their managers
  • Alerting when a release introduces a new, confirmed weakness
  • Coordination with your release cycle so scans follow deployments
  • A standing point of contact who knows your applications

How we test it

Applications change constantly, and every change is a chance to reopen a door that was closed. A web application penetration test is the deep, manual check that finds the access-control and business-logic flaws no tool can reason about, but by its nature it happens once or twice a year, and the application it examined may have shipped a hundred releases since. Continuous application scanning is the layer in between: scheduled, authenticated scanning with a consultant reviewing the results, so a regression is caught in the scan after the release rather than at the next annual test.

The point of difference is drift detection and human review. Each scan is compared to the last, so the report does not just list findings, it tells you what changed, which is usually the more useful question. A fix that regressed, an endpoint added without review, a security header dropped by a framework upgrade: these are the routine ways applications lose ground between tests, and they are exactly what a scan-on-every-release catches. A consultant confirms each finding and removes the false positives that make raw scanner output so easy to ignore.

We align the scanning to your release cycle, prefer a staging environment where you have one, and report monthly for developers and their managers, with an alert whenever a release introduces a confirmed weakness. It does not replace manual testing, and we will always say so; it keeps the ground you gained in the last test from slipping away before the next one.

Standards OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, NIST SP 800-40

  1. 01 Onboarding

    We configure authenticated scanning of each application, tune it to your stack, and establish the baseline to measure change against.

  2. 02 Scheduled scanning

    We scan on a schedule aligned to your releases, so each deployment is checked rather than left until the next annual test.

  3. 03 Review and drift

    A consultant reviews each scan, confirms real findings, removes noise, and highlights what changed since the previous run.

  4. 04 Reporting

    You receive a monthly summary and alerts when a release introduces a confirmed weakness, with a contact for questions.

What you receive

Every finding in an Aurian report looks like this: what we found, the evidence, what it means for you, and what to change.

Moderate AUR-2026-014 Sample finding, fictional environment

A release reintroduced reflected cross-site scripting on search

Affected asset
/search on app.example.com.au, release 2026.9.1
Rating
Moderate Possible 3 × Medium 3 = 9

Description

Drift detection flagged a reflected cross-site scripting issue on the search page that appeared in the scan following release 2026.9.1. The parameter was correctly encoded in the previous release; a change to the search results template removed the encoding. A consultant confirmed the finding and traced it to the release.

Evidence

GET /search?q=<script>alert(document.domain)</script>
-> reflected unencoded in results heading (rel 2026.9.1)
diff vs previous scan (rel 2026.8.4): parameter 'q'
  was HTML-encoded; encoding absent after template change

The scan after the release reflected the input unencoded, where the previous release had encoded it correctly.

Impact

A fix that was in place regressed in a routine release and would have shipped unnoticed until the next manual test, potentially months away. Reflected cross-site scripting on a high-traffic page can be used to steal sessions or drive users to a malicious action. Catching it in the scan after the release closes the window to days.

Remediation

Restore output encoding in the search results template, and add a regression test that asserts the parameter is encoded so the fix cannot silently disappear again. Review the template change for other fields that lost encoding in the same release.

References

  • OWASP Top 10, injection
  • OWASP WSTG, testing for cross-site scripting
  • Scheduled authenticated scans aligned to your release cycle
  • Consultant-reviewed findings with false positives removed
  • Drift detection that shows what changed since the last scan
  • Monthly summaries for developers and their managers
  • Alerts when a release introduces a confirmed weakness

Common findings

What this kind of engagement typically surfaces, so you can recognise your own environment.

  • Regressions between releases

    A previously fixed issue reintroduced by a later change, caught by comparing each scan to the last.

  • New endpoints shipped without review

    Functionality added in a release that was never security-tested, surfaced by the scan that follows it.

  • Injection and cross-site scripting

    The scanner-detectable classes of the OWASP Top 10, confirmed by a consultant and tied to the release that introduced them.

  • Security header drift

    Content security policy and other headers weakened or dropped by a deployment or a framework upgrade.

  • Exposed debugging and test endpoints

    Development features left enabled in a production release, found before an attacker does.

  • Outdated front-end libraries

    JavaScript dependencies with known weaknesses pulled in by a build, flagged as they appear.

Frequently asked questions

Does this replace manual web application testing?

No. A scanner reliably finds only the mechanical classes of issue; it cannot reason about access control or business logic, which is where the serious findings live. Continuous scanning is the layer between manual tests that catches regressions early, not a substitute for the deep test.

How does it fit with our release process?

We align scans to your release cycle so each deployment is checked, and we compare each scan to the last to show what changed. Where you can trigger a scan from your pipeline, we help you wire that in.

Will scanning affect production?

We prefer to scan a staging environment that matches production, or we tune scanning to be safe against production and agree any sensitive functions to avoid. Authenticated scanning is configured with you so it exercises the application without harming data.

What do you need from us?

The applications in scope, test accounts for authenticated scanning, and details of your release cadence. If you have a staging environment, that is often the best target.

How often do you report?

A summary each month, plus an alert whenever a release introduces a new, confirmed weakness, so you hear about a regression in days rather than at the next manual test.

Related services

Web application penetration testing

Web application penetration testing against the OWASP Testing Guide: authentication, access control, injection and business logic, tested by hand.

API penetration testing

API penetration testing for REST, GraphQL and SOAP against the OWASP API Security Top 10: authorisation, rate limiting and undocumented endpoints.

Vulnerability management

Managed vulnerability management: continuous scanning of external and internal assets, results validated and ranked by a consultant, reported monthly.

Managed security services

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