12Integrating the Results

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A pentest is the culmination of many activities resulting in the documentation of actions taken, their results, and recommendations. Many companies look to penetration testing as an assessment service to gain better insight into their security posture. However, it can be just the beginning of establishing a comprehensive security program. Armed with information about the shortcomings of the environment, a company is well positioned to make good use of the results.

Possibly one of the greatest challenges at the completion of the test is translating insecurities identified by the test into functional solutions to address ...

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