Steps for a Vulnerability Scanning

The following are major steps for a vulnerability scanning:

1. Set a scope.
2. Determine goals
3. Choose a technology
4. Create a process for scanning for vulnerabilities
5. Create a process for analyzing the results

Adopted from the book Assessing Network Security by Ben Smith, David LeBlanc, Kevin Lam. The detail discussions in Chapter 3 about each step are very good.