Chapter 8. Reporting and Conclusions

So far, we have analyzed the planning, discovery, and attack phases of wireless penetration testing. All these phases are equally important to achieve accurate and reliable results but need to be completed with the final phase, which is the reporting phase.

In this phase, all the information and findings that emerged from the penetration test are gathered and described in a report to be submitted to the customer.

The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:

  • The four stages of report writing
  • The report format

In the next section, we will analyze the process of planning and writing a professional report.

The four stages of report writing

The reporting phase is often underestimated in its importance and considered ...

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