Negative Impacts of Automated Vulnerability Scanners and How to Prevent them

Automated web application vulnerability scanners are constantly being used in order to automatically identify vulnerabilities such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection on web applications. Although automated vulnerability scanners have become an indispensable tool for pen-testers and security consultants, they could sometimes have a negative impact on your scan target.

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