Astra Security

Astra combines both. The automated scanner performs 8,000+ security tests continuously, then expert pentesters manually review findings to eliminate false positives and conduct deeper testing. This hybrid approach means you see real, exploitable vulnerabilities requiring action—not noise requiring triage. The pentester's involvement ensures complex business-logic flaws, authentication bypass scenarios, and design vulnerabilities are discovered. This "zero false positives" approach saves time versus reviewing hundreds of scanner-only alerts

Automated scanning is continuous—you get reports daily/weekly showing new and remediated vulnerabilities. Manual penetration tests typically take 1-2 weeks depending on scope (application size, complexity, number of endpoints). You receive detailed reports with vulnerability descriptions, severity ratings, proof-of-concept exploitation steps, remediation guidance, and compliance mapping. For compliance purposes, pentest reports include verifiable certification you can share with auditors.

Yes, Astra handles authenticated scanning. You provide credentials during setup, and the scanner logs into your application to test authenticated features. This is critical because many vulnerabilities only appear in authenticated sections (privilege escalation, role-based access control flaws). The platform securely stores credentials using encryption and never exposes them in reports or to unauthorized team members.

Astra provides detailed remediation guidance for each vulnerability, including: step-by-step fixing instructions, code examples where applicable, OWASP reference materials, and links to security best practices. For paid plans, your team can comment on vulnerabilities asking questions, and Astra's security experts provide contextual remediation assistance. The goal is enabling your developers to fix issues rather than just alerting them problems exist.

Astra integrates with CI/CD platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins), ticketing systems (Jira, Azure DevOps), and communication tools (Slack, MS Teams). You can trigger scans automatically on code commits, receive vulnerability notifications in Slack, create Jira tickets for each finding, and track remediation progress in your existing workflow. This "shift-left" security approach identifies vulnerabilities early in development rather than in production.