Scoping a pentest

Scoping is one of the most important parts of a penetration testing engagement as it will determine if you will be able to do a good job:

• Not enough time: you will struggle to finish in time, and you will miss things or provide an incomplete report.

Keeping notes during a pentest/security assessment/code review

Keeping notes is one of the key aspects of penetration testing. In this article I’m going to share some information on how I keep notes during a test.

Writing a good resume

As a pentester, most clients will judge your work by the quality of your reports. Your resume is the best way for an employer to see how much care and attention you put into writing content, so make sure you nail it!

Advice for new pentesters

We put together some advice for new pentesters; we hope you will like them!

Retesting

One of most common and potentially most painful task you will have to perform as a penetration tester is retesting.

If you are lucky, retesting can be quick and painless!

However, in most cases, you will have the same problems you can have during an initial…

How to keep your pentest team on top of their game

Ensuring that your team stays up-to-date is a hard problem. The security field is always evolving and new vulnerabilities and attacks get published every day.

Introducing PentesterLab Meetup

With the growth of the security industry, the number of meetups, talks, brown bag sessions keeps on growing. However, after a while, it can be challenging for organisers to find speakers and content. And that’s just for talks, imagine if you were to do some hands-on…