Pentest Automation

AI pentest report analysis - part one: designing an agentic solution

AI pentest report analysis - part one: designing an agentic solution

Slash pentest report analysis time (and costs) with smart AI agents that do all the heavy lifting

Parsing and transcribing penetration test (pentest) report findings into a ticketing system is a tedious, manual task. On average, it takes about 5 minutes to copy and paste a single finding - including text, formatting, and images - into Jira or a similar platform.

Suppose a report contains just five findings, this already adds up to around 30 minutes of manual work. Bump up to 10 findings, a reasonable average, and you’re looking at over an hour spent on tedious copy-paste tasks. Now, consider this: if you’re paying a security engineer a total compensation of around USD 170K, and your company runs at least four pentests a year, you’re burning through roughly USD 325 annually on manual report handling alone. That may not sound like a high amount, but it’s likely a very conservative estimate.

Confluence pentest reporting: simple KPIs to track remediation performance

Confluence pentest reporting: simple KPIs to track remediation performance

Need to track the remediation of pentest findings? Use confluence reporting tools to stay on top of the game

Penetration testing assessments are essential for companies to identify and resolve security vulnerabilities in their systems and applications. By proactively identifying exploitable weaknesses, software development teams can fix security issues before they become an issue.

However, penetration testing assessments are only half the battle. Remediating security issues on time, effectively and in an auditable manner is the other half. For security teams and upper management, measuring the remediation of penetration testing findings is essential for assessing the effectiveness of a company’s security posture.

How to process pentest findings with Jira and Confluence

How to process pentest findings with Jira and Confluence

Keeping on top of pentest findings is challenging. Find out how to process your pentests in an automated, auditable and asynchronous manner by using Jira and Confluence

If your company runs regular penetration tests then you’ll understand the challenges of processing pentest findings effectively and efficiently. To address such challenges, security teams typically turn towards Penetration-Testing-as-a-Service (PTaaS) platforms in order to fulfil their reporting and processing requirements. Unfortunately, PTaaS platforms are expensive; requiring time-consuming contract negotiations and on-boarding.

Fortunately, Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence can offer a robust alternative. With some clever configuration, both solutions can provide a sustainable pentest processing solution for lean security teams under time and cost pressures.