Why is Periodic Vulnerability Scanning important?

The WatchMouse Periodic Vulnerability Scan gives you answers to the following questions:

• Is my website or server hackable?
• Which vulnerabilities on our website/server are visible to the outside world?
• Have the latest software security patches been applied?
• What are the security risks when we launch our new website?

With new vulnerabilities being identified every day, the latest firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems will not protect your organisation if they are not kept up-to-date and configured correctly. In addition to new vulnerabilities, any changes to your system's configuration may open up new paths. Being audited 'all safe' last week does not mean your systems are fine today.

WatchMouse Periodic Vulnerability Scanning is an affordable way to routinely check your company's security exposure and eliminate the risks associated with manual audits. Utilising the most up-to-date database of known vulnerabilities, WatchMouse identifies any security risks and provides you with the right peace-of-mind, because your software applications are being scanned from the perspective of a hacker who is outside your organisation.

WatchMouse advantages

WatchMouse's Vulnerability Scanning provides the following unique advantages:

• Pay for what you need and adjust your settings at any time
• Immediate results via an outsourced solution - no software installation or hardware purchase needed
• Peace of mind that your website and servers are being scanned against an expert database of 15,000+ known vulnerabilities
• Access to an Industry Leading Customer Console to check results, leave comments, adjust scans, set alerts, and view full details
• Routine, professional scanning from the hacker's perspective, external to your organisation
• Real-time e-mail, SMS & pager alerts when severe vulnerabilities are found
• Confidence that your scanning is outsourced to industry experts so you don't need expensive in-house resources

Flexible subscription model

Each company has different needs in terms of frequency, type, and number of scans. And even within one company these needs change constantly.
To accommodate these wishes, WatchMouse offers a flexible subscription model, which can be customized to one's needs constantly.

It is easy to use: you purchase a number of 'scan credits', which can be used as you wish. At a higher scan interval more credits are used per month. The intensity of the scan also has an effect on the number of credits needed.