As new scanning technologies are released, their supposed superiority is touted over the others. The problem is, however, that there is no best scanning technology; all of them have strengths and limitations. If recent claims from several vendors are believed, a “best” scanning method called snapshot scanning exists. But when we look closely, snapshot scanning has advantages for specific use cases, like being able to scan paused workloads, but there are also many areas where a different scanner type would be a better choice. So, is there an optimal scanning method?
After reading this blog, it should be clear that the answer is no. At Qualys, we recommend you do not rely on a single scanning method – instead, use multiple scanning technologies when and where they make the most sense.