PENETRATION TESTING
How to scope a penetration test around business risk
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A pentest should reflect what the business actually relies on: people, applications, cloud, network paths and data flows.
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What to focus on first
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List the applications, identities, integrations and data flows that create real business exposure.
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Separate external attacker perspective from internal compromise scenarios.
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Include cloud and API scope when the product depends on managed services.
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Agree proof-of-impact rules before testing begins so reporting is useful and safe.
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