Detectify

Detectify is a web application and external attack surface management (EASM) security platform that uniquely combines automated scanning with crowdsourced vulnerability research from a community of ethical hackers. This hybrid approach enables Detectify to deliver faster detection of newly discovered vulnerabilities than traditional scanners that rely solely on internal research teams.

The Detectify Crowdsource program is the engine that powers the platform's continuous vulnerability research. Ethical hackers from around the world submit security tests for newly discovered vulnerabilities to Detectify, which validates and integrates them into the scanning platform within 15 days of disclosure, often before patches are widely deployed. This crowdsourced model gives Detectify a significant speed advantage over traditional vulnerability management tools that update their detection modules on monthly or quarterly cycles.

Surface Monitoring is Detectify's external attack surface management module. It continuously discovers and inventories all internet-facing assets including web applications, subdomains, APIs, cloud storage buckets, and other exposed services. Asset discovery uses passive DNS analysis, certificate transparency logs, and other intelligence sources to find assets that may not be documented in internal inventories. This comprehensive discovery ensures that shadow IT and forgotten assets are included in the security program.

The Application Scanning capability performs deep, authenticated security scanning of web applications to identify vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, server-side request forgery (SSRF), authentication bypass, XXE injection, path traversal, and hundreds of other common and emerging vulnerability classes. Scans are highly accurate with a low false positive rate, reducing the time security and development teams spend investigating invalid findings.

Detectify integrates with development and deployment workflows, enabling security scans to be triggered automatically from CI/CD pipelines or on a scheduled basis. Findings are delivered through the Detectify interface and via integrations with JIRA, Slack, GitHub, PagerDuty, and other tools that development and security teams already use.

The reporting capabilities provide detailed vulnerability reports that include proof-of-concept evidence, CVSS severity scores, remediation guidance, and prioritization recommendations. The portfolio view provides a high-level overview of the security posture across all monitored assets, enabling security managers to track progress and identify the most critical issues.

Detectify is designed for use by both security teams and development teams, with actionable findings and clear remediation guidance that developers can act on directly. The DevSecOps focus makes it a natural fit for organizations that have adopted agile and continuous delivery practices and need security to keep pace with rapid development cycles.