Let's now discuss how to create a penetration test report and see what is to be included, where it should be included, what should be added/removed, how to format the report, the use of graphs, and so on. Many people, such as managers, administrators, and top executives, will read the report of a penetration test. Therefore, it's necessary for the findings to be well organized so that the correct message is conveyed and understood by the target audience.
Generating manual reports
The format of the report
A good penetration test report can be broken down into the following format:
- Page design
- Document control:
- Cover page
- Document properties
- List of the report content:
- Table of contents
- List of illustrations
- Executive...