# 3 ways custom scan checks turn practitioner knowledge into scalable automation

DevFeed: [3 ways custom scan checks turn practitioner knowledge into scalable automation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/3-ways-custom-scan-checks-turn-practitioner-knowledge-into-scalable-automation-7686.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://portswigger.net/blog/3-ways-custom-scan-checks-turn-practitioner-knowledge-into-scalable-automation>)

Author: Hassan Ud-Deen

Published: 2026-05-01T06:52:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [PortSwigger Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/portswigger-blog.md>)

Topics: [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability.md>)

Tags: [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how Burp Suite custom scan checks turn pentesters' vulnerability knowledge and manual proofs of concept into repeatable, scalable DAST tests. It describes using tailored detection logic to rapidly assess applications and APIs after a CVE disclosure.

## Source excerpt

Senior pentesters have a deeply refined intuition about what is vulnerable in an environment. The problem? That expertise is often siloed with an individual and trapped in their notes or Python scripts.