Burp Suite Enterprise Edition: config tips for scanning success

Summary: PortSwigger published configuration guidance for Burp Suite Enterprise Edition, its dynamic web vulnerability scanner, aimed at optimizing scans across a whole portfolio. The article covers giving Burp Scanner adequate resources since DAST scanning is resource-intensive, adjusting scan configurations to minimize false positives, and fine-tuning the scanner for complex login sequences and heavily stateful applications.
Key Takeaway: The article notes that new users sometimes run scans on under-specced machines or with the wrong setup, which can impede or even halt the scanner entirely - meaning a misconfigured DAST deployment can leave parts of your portfolio effectively unscanned.

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Topics: Vulnerabilities & Patching
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