Inventory with permission
Collect information about services on assets your organization owns or is authorized to assess. Coordinate active checks with operations teams to avoid disruption.
Confirm business need
Ask who owns each service, who needs access and whether it must be public. Review authentication, network controls, software maintenance and logging.
Reduce unnecessary exposure
Where appropriate, remove unused services, restrict access, harden configuration and verify the result. Document exceptions and revisit them.
Put the guidance into practice
ASWEEP helps frame an authorized external assessment around asset visibility, exposure review and actionable reporting. Discuss your scope and goals before deciding which methods are appropriate.
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For technical guidance, see the OWASP Web Security Testing Guide and CISA security resources. These external resources are provided for context.