Case Study: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute achieves robust web security and protects research data & reputation with Invicti (Netsparker Enterprise)

World Renowned Leader in the Human Genome Project Relies on Invicti to Protect Their Data & Reputation

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, a leading genomic research centre, needed to protect the integrity and reputation of the data it shares with researchers and industry. Facing time-consuming, limited manual testing that primarily checked for XSS and SQL injection, the institute adopted Netsparker Enterprise (by Invicti) to provide automated, comprehensive web application scanning across its public-facing sites.

Invicti’s Netsparker Enterprise was deployed to scan 20+ websites and pre-release web application updates across multiple frameworks and servers, automatically identifying several cross-site scripting and SQL injection vulnerabilities that manual processes had missed. The solution reduced manual effort, increased confidence in deployments, and helped prevent reputational damage and tampered data by enabling timely remediation—demonstrating measurable impact through regular scans of all major web assets by Invicti.

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Paul Bevan

Core Software Services Team Leader