Continuous Monitoring
24/7 automated security monitoring with real-time alerts
Continuous Monitoring
Move beyond point-in-time assessments with continuous security monitoring that catches vulnerabilities as your application evolves.
Why Continuous Monitoring?
Traditional security assessments have limitations:
| Traditional Approach | Continuous Monitoring |
|---|---|
| Annual pentests | Daily to weekly pentests |
| Point-in-time snapshot | Always-current coverage |
| Findings stale within weeks | Vulnerabilities caught quickly |
| Gaps between tests | Continuous protection |
Your team ships code weekly—why test for vulnerabilities annually?
How It Works
Scheduled Pentesting
Configure automated pentests that fit your workflow:
| Schedule | Best For |
|---|---|
| Daily | High-velocity teams, CI/CD environments |
| Weekly | Most teams, balanced coverage |
| Monthly | Smaller teams, focused security effort |
| Custom | Compliance requirements, specific timing |
Risk Score
Track your overall security posture with a single metric that reflects vulnerability severity and risk factors.
Baseline Risk Score
How It's Calculated
The risk score (0-100) is calculated from your vulnerability data:
Base Score:
| Severity | Points per Finding |
|---|---|
| Critical | 40 points |
| High | 20 points |
| Medium | 5 points |
| Low | 1 point |
| Info | 0 points |
Risk Multipliers:
Additional factors increase your score:
| Factor | Multiplier | When Applied |
|---|---|---|
| Exploitable | ×1.5 | Known exploit code exists |
| Public-Facing | ×1.3 | Affects externally accessible components |
| Authentication | ×1.4 | Involves auth/authorization issues |
Multipliers stack multiplicatively. Example: 2 Critical + 1 High with exploitable code:
- Base: (2 × 40) + (1 × 20) = 100
- With exploitable multiplier: 100 × 1.5 = 150 → capped at 100
Risk Levels
| Score | Level | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| 80-100 | Critical | Immediate action required |
| 60-79 | High | Attention needed |
| 40-59 | Medium | Monitor closely |
| 20-39 | Low | Good standing |
| 0-19 | Minimal | Excellent |
Benchmarks
- Typical First Scan: 30 — Most applications start here
- Industry Average: 45 — Median across all organizations
Alert Configuration
Severity-Based Alerts
Configure notifications based on finding severity:
| Alert Level | Trigger | Recommended Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Immediate | Critical or High severity | Slack, PagerDuty |
| Daily Digest | New Medium findings | |
| Weekly Summary | All findings overview |
Notification Channels
- Email - Detailed alerts and digest summaries
- Slack - Real-time notifications with action buttons
- Microsoft Teams - Team notifications
- Webhooks - Custom integrations
- PagerDuty - On-call escalation for critical issues
Configure escalation policies to ensure critical vulnerabilities reach the right people, even outside business hours.
Dashboard Metrics
Trend Analysis
The dashboard tracks your risk score over time, showing:
- Historical risk scores by date
- Trend direction (improving, stable, degrading)
- Score changes after each pentest
A trend is considered:
- Improving — Score dropped by 5+ points
- Stable — Score changed by less than 5 points
- Degrading — Score increased by 5+ points
Key Metrics
| Metric | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Risk score | Overall security posture (0-100) |
| Vulnerability count | Total open issues over time |
| Severity distribution | Critical/High/Medium/Low breakdown |
| Mean Time to Remediate | Average fix time by severity |
| Pentest coverage | Percentage of assets tested recently |
Risk Indicators
Quick visibility into security status based on risk score:
| Indicator | Risk Level | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 🔴 | Critical (80-100) | Immediate action required |
| 🟠 | High (60-79) | Attention needed |
| 🟡 | Medium (40-59) | Monitor closely |
| 🟢 | Low/Minimal (0-39) | Good standing |
SOC 2 Compliance
Continuous monitoring satisfies SOC 2 requirements:
Trust Services Criteria CC4.1
"The entity continuously monitors the system..."
Demonstrated through:
- Scheduled automated pentesting
- Real-time vulnerability detection
- Documented testing frequency
Trust Services Criteria CC7.1
"The entity has implemented vulnerability management procedures..."
Demonstrated through:
- Prioritized vulnerability tracking
- Remediation timelines
- Evidence of fixes
See SOC 2 Reports for compliance documentation.
Best Practices
1. Start with High-Value Assets
Focus monitoring on:
- Production applications
- Customer-facing services
- Systems handling sensitive data
2. Set Realistic Alert Thresholds
Avoid alert fatigue:
- Immediate alerts only for Critical/High
- Batch lower-severity notifications
- Review and adjust regularly
3. Integrate with Workflows
Connect to your existing tools:
- Jira for issue tracking
- Slack for notifications
- CI/CD for deployment gates
4. Review Regularly
Schedule periodic reviews:
- Weekly triage of new findings
- Monthly security posture review
- Quarterly trend analysis
5. Track Metrics
Measure improvement:
- Mean time to remediate
- Vulnerability trend over time
- Coverage percentage
Next Steps
Last updated: December 8, 2025