Incremental scans

An Incremenat scan can save time by utilizing the results of an earlier scan, and testing either
  • Only new parts of the application, or
  • New parts of the application and also those parts of the application where a vulnerability was previously found (sending only the tests that revealed the vulnerability).
An Incremental scan includes a full Explore stage, to discover the current structure of the application and identify what is new. This is followed by a Test stage that offers the two options above.
Tip: Incremental scanning can be very useful if you want to run frequent scans, but it is recommended to run full scans from time to time, in case new bugs occur in previously error-free parts of the site.
To run an Incremental scan:
  1. Open a full scan that you want to use as the base for the re-scan.
  2. Click Scan > Re-Scan > Incremental
  3. In the Incremental dialog box that appears, select the type of scan:
    • Test only new parts of the application
    • Test new parts of the application, and re-test parts where issues were previously found
  4. Click Start.
    Note: When you start the re-scan, unsaved results are discarded, so make sure you save the current results if you need them.