Run Automated Vulnerability Scans
Scan targets for known vulnerabilities using Nuclei's extensive template library.
Continuous Security Monitoring
Maintain ongoing security visibility through DNS monitoring, service probing, vulnerability scanning, and CVE tracking.
Security is not a one-time assessment but an ongoing process. Infrastructure changes daily through deployments, configuration updates, and new service additions. Meanwhile, new vulnerabilities are disclosed constantly. Without continuous monitoring, security drift accumulates until the next audit reveals a backlog of issues.
This workflow establishes a continuous monitoring baseline by tracking DNS changes, monitoring service configurations, scanning for newly disclosed vulnerabilities, and tracking recent CVEs relevant to your technology stack. Run on a regular schedule, it provides early warning of security drift and emerging threats before they can be exploited.
Steps
1
Monitor DNS Changes
Check for unauthorized DNS record changes, new subdomains, or modifications to security-related records like SPF and DMARC.
Input: Domains to monitor for DNS changes.
Output: Current DNS record snapshot for comparison against previous baselines.
2
Monitor Service Changes
Probe all endpoints to detect new services, changed technologies, removed security headers, or degraded TLS configurations.
Input: Known hosts and endpoints to monitor for changes.
Output: Current service state including any changes from the previous monitoring baseline.
3
Scan for New Vulnerabilities
Run updated vulnerability templates to catch newly disclosed vulnerabilities that may affect your infrastructure.
Input: All monitored hosts with the latest template updates.
Output: Newly detected vulnerabilities since the last scan cycle.
4
Check New CVE Disclosures
Review recently disclosed CVEs that may affect your technology stack to stay ahead of emerging threats.
Input: Technology stack keywords and date range for recent CVE monitoring.
Output: Recently disclosed CVEs relevant to your stack with severity and patch status.
Benefits
- Detect unauthorized DNS changes and new subdomains immediately
- Catch security header removals and TLS downgrades between audits
- Find newly disclosed vulnerabilities as templates are updated
- Stay ahead of emerging CVEs affecting your technology stack
Related Use Cases
Check for Known CVE Exposures
Detect whether your targets are affected by specific CVEs with publicly disclosed exploits.
Probe Security Headers
Check HTTP security headers across your web properties to identify missing protections like CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
Discover Hidden Services
Find hidden or forgotten web services running on your infrastructure that may be exposed without your knowledge.
Look Up DNS Records
Query DNS records for any domain to inspect A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, and NS configurations.
Check DNS Propagation Status
Verify whether recent DNS changes have propagated and the new records are live.
Research Vulnerabilities by Software
Search for known vulnerabilities affecting specific software products, libraries, or frameworks in your stack.
Check CVE Details
Look up detailed information about specific CVEs including severity, affected versions, exploit availability, and patches.