Pentest Automation

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.

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.