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Vulnerability management

We scan your estate continuously, validate what the scanner finds, and tell you what to fix first, every month.

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Who this is for

  • An annual test is not enough on its own

    New weaknesses appear every week. Between tests, you want continuous visibility of what has changed and what is newly exposed.

  • You have a scanner but drown in its output

    Raw scan results are mostly noise. You want validated, prioritised findings, not thousands of unranked alerts to triage yourself.

  • You want a person, not just a platform

    A standing point of contact who knows your environment, filters the false positives, and tells you plainly what matters.

What our vulnerability management service covers

Internet Web application API Perimeter Cloud tenancy Email Office network Workstation Identity Wireless Crown jewels Servers Artificial intelligence INTERNET: CHECKS INCLUDE Continuous scanning of your internet-facing assets New hosts, services and certificates as they appear Consultant validation of what the scanner reports WEB APPLICATION: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by web application penetration testing. Click to open that service. API: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by API penetration testing. Click to open that service. PERIMETER: CHECKS INCLUDE Scanning of remote access and edge devices Firmware and appliance advisories tracked 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: CHECKS INCLUDE Internal scanning of workstations, validated by a consultant Missing patches and insecure configuration 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 SERVERS: CHECKS INCLUDE Internal scanning of servers, prioritised by exploitability Exposed services and outdated software Monthly reporting with a standing point of contact ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by AI penetration testing. Click to open that service. Internet Web application Perimeter API Email Cloud tenancy Office network Workstation Wireless Identity Crown jewels Servers Artificial intelligence INTERNET: CHECKS INCLUDE Continuous scanning of your internet-facing assets New hosts, services and certificates as they appear Consultant validation of what the scanner reports WEB APPLICATION: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by web application penetration testing. Click to open that service. PERIMETER: CHECKS INCLUDE Scanning of remote access and edge devices Firmware and appliance advisories tracked API: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by API penetration testing. Click to open that service. 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: CHECKS INCLUDE Internal scanning of workstations, validated by a consultant Missing patches and insecure configuration 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: CHECKS INCLUDE Internal scanning of servers, prioritised by exploitability Exposed services and outdated software Monthly reporting with a standing point of contact ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: NOT IN SCOPE HERE Covered by AI penetration testing. Click to open that service.

We run continuous scanning across your external and internal assets, validate the results, and deliver prioritised findings with a person behind them.

  • Continuous scanning of external, internet-facing assets
  • Authenticated internal scanning across servers and workstations
  • Asset discovery, so new and forgotten systems are found and covered
  • Consultant validation to remove false positives before they reach you
  • Prioritisation by real exploitability, not raw severity scores alone
  • Monthly reporting written for both the board and the engineers
  • A standing point of contact who knows your environment
  • Alerting on critical, actively exploited weaknesses between reports

How we test it

An annual penetration test is a photograph: an accurate, detailed picture of one moment. The trouble is that your estate changes every week, new weaknesses are disclosed daily, and the gap between a vulnerability becoming public and being exploited is now measured in days. Managed vulnerability management fills the space between tests with continuous scanning, so that a newly exposed system or a freshly disclosed weakness is found in days rather than at the next annual test.

The scanning is the easy part; the value is in what a consultant adds to it. Raw scanner output is mostly noise, a flood of unranked findings and false positives that a stretched team cannot triage. We validate the results, remove the false positives before they reach you, and prioritise by what is genuinely exploitable in your context rather than by the raw severity score alone, because a high-severity issue on an isolated internal host may matter less than a medium one on your perimeter. Asset discovery runs alongside, so systems nobody remembered were exposed are found and brought into coverage.

You receive a monthly report written for two readers at once: the board, who need the trend and the headline risks, and the engineers, who need the detail and the fix. Between reports, critical weaknesses that are being actively exploited are raised the same day we validate them, not held for the end of the month. Throughout, you have a standing point of contact who knows your environment, so when something appears you can ask a person what it means and what to do.

Standards NIST SP 800-40, CVSS v4, ASD Essential Eight

  1. 01 Onboarding

    We agree the assets in scope, deploy scanning safely inside and outside your network, and establish the baseline.

  2. 02 Continuous scanning

    We scan on a schedule and discover new assets as they appear, so coverage keeps pace with a changing estate.

  3. 03 Validation

    A consultant reviews the results, removes false positives, and prioritises by what is genuinely exploitable in your context.

  4. 04 Reporting

    You receive a monthly report and out-of-cycle alerts for critical, actively exploited issues, with a standing 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.

High AUR-2026-014 Sample finding, fictional environment

Actively exploited VPN vulnerability detected two days after disclosure

Affected asset
vpn.example.com.au (203.0.113.42)
Rating
High Likely 4 × High 4 = 16

Description

Continuous scanning detected that the remote access appliance is affected by a vulnerability disclosed two days ago and already being exploited in the wild. A consultant validated the version, confirmed the exposure was real, and raised an out-of-cycle alert the same day rather than waiting for the monthly report.

Evidence

[scan 2026-09-05 03:14] vpn.example.com.au
  detected: MAG-VPN 9.1R2  (CVE-2026-XXXXX, CVSS 9.8)
  status  : KEV-listed, active exploitation reported
[analyst] version confirmed via banner; exposure real
[action]  out-of-cycle alert raised 2026-09-05 08:02

The issue was detected, validated and escalated within hours, not at the next monthly report.

Impact

The window between a vulnerability being disclosed and being exploited is now measured in days. Detecting and validating this one within hours, and alerting you the same morning, is the difference between patching ahead of an attacker and reading about the breach afterwards.

Remediation

Patch the appliance to the fixed firmware immediately, given active exploitation, and rotate credentials in case it was already reached. Longer term, subscribe the appliance to priority alerting and confirm it is in scope for the next penetration test.

References

  • NIST SP 800-40, guide to enterprise patch management
  • ASD, patch applications and operating systems
  • A monthly report ranked by exploitability, for the board and the engineers
  • Validated findings with false positives already removed
  • Out-of-cycle alerts for critical, actively exploited weaknesses
  • Asset discovery, so new systems are found and covered
  • A standing point of contact who knows your environment

Common findings

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

  • Newly disclosed, actively exploited weaknesses

    Issues that appear between tests and are being exploited within days, caught by continuous scanning rather than an annual snapshot.

  • Forgotten and shadow assets

    Systems nobody remembered were exposed, found by discovery and brought into coverage.

  • Slipping patch timeframes

    A trend of patches applied later than policy requires, visible over months in a way a single test cannot show.

  • Recurring misconfigurations

    The same weak settings reappearing after rebuilds or deployments, pointing to a process to fix.

  • False positives filtered out

    The scanner noise removed by a consultant, so your team spends its time on what is real.

  • End-of-life software

    Systems past vendor support that will never be patched and need a plan, surfaced early rather than at audit.

Frequently asked questions

Does this replace a penetration test?

No. Scanning finds known weaknesses by signature; a penetration test finds what a person can chain together, including the logic and configuration flaws no scanner sees. Vulnerability management keeps the gaps small between annual tests; it does not replace them.

How is this different from just running a scanner ourselves?

The difference is the consultant. Raw scan output is mostly noise and unranked severity. We validate the findings, remove false positives, prioritise by real exploitability in your context, and give you a person who knows your environment to ask.

Will scanning affect our systems?

We tune scanning to be safe against production, and we agree the schedule and any sensitive systems in advance. Authenticated internal scanning is gentler and more accurate than unauthenticated scanning, and we configure it with you.

What platform do you use?

Qualys. We are a Qualys partner, so we set up the tenancy and the licensing under your own account, supply the licences at a partner discount, and manage the platform from there. The subscription and the data stay yours, and the value is in the validation and prioritisation we add on top of it.

How quickly are critical issues raised?

Critical, actively exploited weaknesses are raised out of cycle, the same day we detect and validate them, rather than waiting for the monthly report. Everything else is in the monthly report, prioritised.

Related services

External network penetration testing

External penetration testing of your internet-facing perimeter: exposed services, VPN, mail and DNS, tested by hand by a senior consultant.

Continuous application scanning

Continuous web application scanning between manual tests: authenticated scans with human review, drift detection between releases and monthly summaries.

Remediation support and retesting

Penetration test remediation support and retesting: hands-on help closing findings, sessions with your engineers or MSP, and a formal retest and report.

Managed security services

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