Targeting

Start a new Campaign

This guide walks you through creating a new Campaign in Targeting.

For background on what Campaigns are and how they feed the Targeting funnel, see Targeting.

Open Targeting and start a Campaign

From the Targeting application, click the green New Campaign button in the top-right corner of the screen. This opens the Campaign wizard.

The wizard has four steps: Environment, Scan setup, Targeting, and Review.

Step 1: Environment

Select the Environment you want the Campaign to run against.

Environment selection step showing a list of available Environments
Selecting an Environment for the new Campaign

If the Environment you need does not exist yet, create one from this step. For a full walkthrough, see Create a new Environment.

Once you have selected an Environment, you can optionally provide seed input data. Seed data gives discovery Agents a starting point for scanning. You can enter:

  • CIDR ranges: IP ranges to seed network discovery (e.g. 10.0.0.0/8)
  • FQDNs: Fully qualified domain names to seed DNS and web discovery (e.g. acme-corp.com)

Step 2: Scan setup

Configure when and how often the Campaign runs.

Scan setup step showing schedule, blackout windows, and environment variables
Scan setup — scheduling and collection settings

Schedule

Set the cadence for how often Method runs scans. You can also define blackout windows: times when scans should not run. This lets you restrict scanning to non-work hours, overnight windows, or whatever fits your operational needs and cyber scanning policy.

Method ships presets for common scheduling patterns. For example, the No office hours preset excludes scans during standard business hours automatically.

Operating hours preset selector showing the no-office-hours option selected
Selecting the 'no office hours' scheduling preset

Environment variables

Environment variables section showing org slug and DNS resolver fields
Environment variables — organizational slug and DNS resolvers

Two optional variables help discovery Agents work more effectively:

  • Organizational slug: A unique URL identifier for your organization. Discovery Agents use this to find your organization’s assets across the web. Examples: acme-inc, method-security, method.
  • DNS resolvers: Preferred DNS resolvers for the scan. Common options are 1.1.1.1:53 (Cloudflare) and 8.8.8.8:53 (Google). Add any resolvers that fit your environment.

Step 3: Targeting

Select the Packages the Campaign deploys against matching assets in your Environment.

Targeting step showing available packages to select for the Campaign
Selecting Packages in the Targeting step

Method ships pre-built Packages for common attack surface categories. Select one or more from the list, or build a custom Package from scratch. For a walkthrough on building your own Package, see Build a custom Package.

Step 4: Review

Review your full Campaign configuration across all previous steps: the Environment, scan schedule, blackout windows, and Packages.

Review step summarizing the Campaign configuration before launch
Reviewing the Campaign before launch

When everything looks correct, click Launch Campaign.

What happens next

Once launched, your Packages run on the schedule you configured. Method evaluates assets in the Environment against each Package’s Triggers, and matching assets enter the Targeting funnel as Potential Targets. As Agents work through them, the Targeting and Priority tabs begin to populate.

Next steps