How to Create a Killer Pentest Report A Practitioner’s Guide for Automating Powerful, High-Quality Reports An effective pentest report is a critical tool for organizations to quickly identify and address security vulnerabilities. But creating an accurate, comprehensive report can be daunting — especially if it’s done manually. What makes a powerful pentest report? Pentest report success in 5 steps: STEP 1: Prepare Define the purpose and scope of your report and gather all the necessary data and findings in a structured manner. STEP 3: PresentData Effectively Communicate vulnerabilities using non-technical language where appropriate for diverse audiences and support findings with evidence, such as screenshots, code snippets, and metrics. STEP 5: Finalize Review and proofread the report for quality assurance before delivering it. STEP 2: Organize Write an executive summary, introduce the methodology, present findings with risk assessment, provide recommendations, and document the validation steps. STEP 4: EnsureCompletenessand Accuracy Provide mitigation steps and impact assessment for decision-makers while also verifying accuracy, referencing sources, and offering an overview for non-technical stakeholders. `For additional ideas, download our eBookWriting a Killer Penetration Test Report Why automate? Key challenges and limitations of manual pentest reporting: Time-consumingprocesses Potential for errorsand inconsistencies Collaborationdifficulties Only 29% of organizations have automated most (75% or more) of their security testing. (2021 SANS survey) Now, what if you could do all this in under 5 minutes? An automated pentest reporting platform eliminates manual reporting challenges by: Cutting reporting time in half Eliminating tedious, manual tasks Improving quality and consistency Promoting better collaboration Providing more time for hacking Check out our video on how you can use PlexTrac to create reports in under 5 minutes. DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC
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