Learn FortWatch
Everything you need to set up, configure, and master continuous vulnerability monitoring for your infrastructure.
Getting Started
Set up your account, add your first assets, and run your first vulnerability scan in minutes.
5 articlesAssets & Projects
Manage domains, IPs, and organize them into projects for structured monitoring.
5 articlesScanning
How vulnerability scanning works, scanner engines, schedules, and interpreting results.
5 articlesIssues & Findings
Track, dismiss, and resolve security issues with a structured workflow.
5 articlesDashboard & Reports
Understand your threat level, security metrics, and reporting capabilities.
4 articlesAI Analysis
AI-powered vulnerability analysis, remediation guidance, and security recommendations.
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Getting Started
Introduction to FortWatch
Learn what FortWatch does and how it protects your infrastructure.
Adding Your First Assets
Step-by-step guide to adding domains and IPs to FortWatch.
Running Your First Scan
Trigger a scan and understand what happens during the scanning process.
Understanding the Dashboard
A tour of the main dashboard and what each widget tells you.
Quick Start Checklist
A concise checklist to get fully set up with FortWatch in under 10 minutes.
Assets & Projects
Managing Projects
Create, edit, and organize projects to group your assets logically.
Adding Domains
How to add domain assets and what happens during validation.
Adding IP Addresses
How to add IP address assets for port and service monitoring.
Asset Health Checks
How FortWatch verifies your assets remain reachable over time.
Asset Statuses Explained
A reference for every asset status and what it means.
Scanning
How Scanning Works
An overview of the FortWatch scanning pipeline from queue to results.
Nuclei Vulnerability Scanner
How FortWatch uses Nuclei for vulnerability detection and hardening checks.
Nmap Port Scanner
How FortWatch uses Nmap for port discovery and service detection.
Scan Schedules
Configure how often each asset is scanned — daily, weekly, or monthly.
Interpreting Scan Results
How to read and act on the findings from a completed scan.
Issues & Findings
Findings vs. Issues
Understand the difference between raw findings and tracked issues.
Severity Levels
What each severity level means and how it affects prioritization.
Issue Lifecycle
Follow an issue from creation through resolution or dismissal.
Dismissing Issues
How to dismiss issues with reasons and optional expiry dates.
Filtering and Searching
How to find specific findings and issues across your assets.
Dashboard & Reports
Threat Level Scoring
How the 0-100 threat level score is calculated and what it means.
Security Metrics
Key metrics on the dashboard and how to interpret them.
Reports Overview
How to generate and use security reports from FortWatch.
Understanding Asset Security Posture
How to assess the overall security health of individual assets.
AI Analysis
AI Analysis Overview
How FortWatch uses AI to help you understand and fix vulnerabilities.
Analyzing Individual Findings
How to use AI to understand a specific vulnerability finding.
Remediation Plans
How AI generates step-by-step remediation plans for security issues.
Analyzing Full Scans
Get an AI summary of an entire scan's findings at once.
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