Inside Network Security Assessment: Guarding Your IT Infrastructure

Contents of a Good Report

Reports such as the one you are about to prepare put information in an order that enables the reader to reach logical conclusions. The vulnerability assessment should include the following sections:

• Notice

• Executive summary

• Introduction

• Statement of work

• Analysis

• Findings

• Conclusions

Notice

Include a short statement about the confidentiality of the report, such as something similar to the following: “This report contains confidential and proprietary information. Reproduction of this document or unauthorized use is prohibited.”

You will want to include this statement on the cover of the report as well as a privacy statement in the footer of each page. After all, you are holding a report that clearly details the organization’s ...