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paranoia, automated and run on a schedule so humans don't have to feel it.
means the automated process of probing code, systems, or networks for known vulnerabilities before someone else finds them first.
from grew out of 1990s network vulnerability tools like SATAN and Nessus, built when sysadmins realized manual audits couldn't keep pace with new exploits.
false positivesoften outnumber real vulnerabilities ten to one
shift leftnow runs in code editors, not just production
cve databasescanners cross-check against 200000plus known flaws