Penetration Testing Execution Standard

The Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) is a set of technical sections. It helps the penetration tester to deliver an effective pentesting report by walking through the following seven sections: 

  • Pre-engagement interactions
  • Intelligence gathering
  • Threat modeling
  • Vulnerability analysis
  • Exploitation
  • Post-exploitation
  • Reporting

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