Network penetration testing report (sample contents)
Just as there are different types of penetration testing, there are different types of report structure. We have presented a generic version of a network-based penetration testing report that can be extended to utilize almost any other type (for example, web application, firewall, wireless networks, and so on). In addition to the following table of contents, you will also want a cover page, which states the testing company's name, type of report, scan date, author name, document revision number, and a short copyright and confidentiality statement.
The following would be the table of contents for a network-based penetration testing report:
- Legal notice
- Penetration testing agreement
- Introduction
- Project objective
- Assumptions and imitations
- Vulnerability risk scale
- Executive summary
- Risk matrix
- Testing methodology
- Security threats
- Recommendations
- Vulnerabilities map
- Exploits map
- Compliance assessment
- Change management
- Best practices
- Annexes
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