Writing a Penetration Test Report — Roadmap Step & Resources
Communicating findings, risk and remediation clearly enough for both engineers and executives
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker
Before this step
Interview questions
- What makes a pentest report actually get acted on instead of ignored?
Study resources
- How to Write a Penetration Testing Report (Article) — The SANS Institute's collection of white papers, including widely-referenced pentest reporting guidance.
- Writing a Pentest Report Explained (Video) — Covers structuring a report that both engineers and executives can act on.
- Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) (Article) — The Penetration Testing Execution Standard, a widely-referenced methodology including reporting guidance.
Part of
- Penetration Testing Methodology — section
- Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker roadmap — the full learning path