Vulnerability scanning & management Melbourne — from $149/month
Continuous vulnerability scanning and managed remediation for Melbourne business, run by our in-house 24/7 SOC — find, prioritise and fix what matters.
We find the holes before attackers do
We continuously scan every device, server and connection for known weaknesses — then fix what matters before it can be used against you. Here's the kind of thing a scan surfaces.
How we manage vulnerabilities — on a loop
New weaknesses are published every day, so a single scan is out of date within a week. We run the full cycle continuously, backed by our in-house 24/7 SOC.
Discover & scan
Automated scanners map every device, server and cloud service, checking each against constantly updated databases of known weaknesses — on a schedule, so new gaps surface within days.
Assess & prioritise
Most scans return thousands of findings. We rank them by real risk — what's being exploited right now, how exposed the system is, and the impact to your business — into a short list.
Remediate & patch
We fix what counts, in priority order — patching, changing risky settings, or adding a control when a patch isn't available. Critical, actively-exploited issues are handled fast.
Verify & re-scan
A fix isn't finished until it's proven. We re-scan to confirm the weakness is genuinely closed and nothing new opened — the step one-off scans skip.
Report & repeat
Plain-English reporting for your board, insurer or auditor — then the cycle repeats, so your defences keep pace as new vulnerabilities are published.
Vulnerability scanning for Melbourne business — from $149/month
You cannot fix what you cannot see. Vulnerability scanning finds the weaknesses in your network and internet-facing systems — missing patches, misconfigurations and known security holes — before attackers do, and tells you which ones to fix first. Key IT runs internal and perimeter scanning for Melbourne business from $149 per month, with clear, prioritised remediation reports.
Scanning is the engine. Management is the program.
A scan tells you where you're exposed today — but "today" doesn't last. New vulnerabilities are published every single day, and your environment keeps changing too: a new laptop, a cloud app someone signed up for without telling IT, an update that quietly reopens an old gap. A scan from last quarter can be dangerously out of date within a week. That's why scanning is the engine of a program, not the whole job. The value comes from running the full cycle continuously — scan, prioritise, fix, verify, repeat — and Key IT runs that loop for you.
- New weaknesses appear daily, so a single scan ages fast.
- Your devices, cloud apps and configurations change constantly.
- Updates and new software can reopen gaps you had already closed.
- Continuous scanning catches problems within days, not at the next review.
- A scan is only worth anything if someone acts on it and verifies the fix.
How we prioritise what actually matters
Scanners are good at finding things and terrible at telling you what to do first. Run one across a normal business and you will get thousands of findings — far more than any team can fix at once. Chasing severity scores alone is a trap: a "critical" on a locked-down internal machine can matter far less than a "medium" on an internet-facing server attackers are actively probing. We prioritise by real-world risk instead — whether a weakness is being exploited in the wild right now, how exposed and important the affected system is, and what the impact to your business would be. Our in-house 24/7 SOC does this filtering, so what reaches you is a short, ranked list of fixes, not a ten-thousand-line spreadsheet.
Where it fits with the Essential 8 and patching
Two of the Australian Signals Directorate's Essential Eight strategies are "patch applications" and "patch operating systems", and both assume you already know what needs patching. That is exactly what vulnerability management gives you: a live picture of what is missing and how urgent it is. The Essential Eight sets clear clocks — patching critical, actively-exploited vulnerabilities within 48 hours, internet-facing applications and operating systems within about two weeks, and scanning regularly to find the gaps in the first place. Our program is built to meet those timeframes and to give you the evidence that you did — which is what cyber insurers, auditors and customer security questionnaires keep asking for. See our Essential 8 uplift.
A managed program, not a tool you run yourself
Plenty of vendors will sell you a scanner and a login. Then the findings pile up, nobody has time to triage them, and you are paying for a dashboard no one reads. Key IT runs the whole thing as a managed service: we deploy and tune the scanning, set the schedule, triage every result through our in-house 24/7 SOC, drive the fixes, verify them, and report back in language your leadership can follow. You get the outcome — a smaller, better-understood attack surface — without needing a security specialist on staff.
Vulnerability scanning and management find known weaknesses continuously; a penetration test periodically puts a real expert in the attacker's seat to find what automated tools miss. You want both working together.
Two types of scanning
Internal network scanning
Assesses the security of your internal infrastructure — servers, workstations, databases and connected devices — to find weaknesses an attacker who got inside could exploit, including outdated software, misconfigurations and known vulnerabilities.
Perimeter (external) scanning
Assesses everything you expose to the internet — your website, mail and remote-access systems — to find the holes an attacker could use to get in from outside. Re-run regularly to catch new weaknesses introduced by changes and updates.
What you get
- Comprehensive scanning across your internal and internet-facing systems.
- Identification of misconfigurations, outdated software and known vulnerabilities.
- Prioritised reports — what the risk is, how serious, and what to do about it.
- Ongoing monthly scanning so new weaknesses are caught as they appear.
- Help with remediation — we do not just hand you a list, we help fix it.
Pricing
From $149 per month, depending on the number of locations and endpoints. Transparent pricing is deliberate — security should not require a sales negotiation to understand.
Where it fits
Vulnerability scanning is a core part of managed cybersecurity and directly supports the patching and hardening controls of the Essential Eight. A scan only delivers value when the findings are acted on — which is why we pair it with remediation.
Frequently asked questions
What is vulnerability scanning?
An automated assessment that examines your systems for known security weaknesses — missing patches, misconfigurations and exposed services — and reports them prioritised by risk so they can be fixed before they are exploited.
How is it different from penetration testing?
Vulnerability scanning is automated and run regularly to find known weaknesses broadly. Penetration testing is a deeper, manual exercise where a specialist actively tries to exploit weaknesses. Scanning is the ongoing hygiene; pen testing is the periodic deep check.
How much does vulnerability scanning cost?
From $149 per month, depending on locations and endpoints.
What devices can be scanned?
Any device on the network with an IP address — servers, workstations, network equipment and more.
How long until I get the report?
After the scanner is set up, a scan and its report are typically delivered within about a week, then on a recurring monthly cycle.
Will you help fix what the scan finds?
Yes. We help remediate the issues identified — a scan without action is only an awareness exercise.
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