CHAPTER 10 Reporting
No job is complete until the paperwork is done, and that is definitely true with the process of penetration testing a client’s network and overall environment. Upon completion of a successful test, a client will expect a report documenting the results and providing suggestions and recommendations for addressing any deficiencies found on their network. This important part of the process will wrap up all the tasks and processes you performed into a package that will be presented to senior-level employees and technical staff in the target organization as well as kept on file for compliance and legal purposes.
A report should present the outcome of the pen testing process and include objectives, methodologies you used, vulnerabilities, ...
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