👋Pentesting with Software Secured

Use this guide to help you navigate the penetration testing (pentesting) process and how to use Portal to maximize your pentesting capabilities.

Welcome to this how-to guide for your penetration test—also known as a pentest—with Software Secured! By now, you've decided to get a pentest or other service from us, and we are looking forward to helping you improve your security and compliance across your products.

Penetration testing overview

When you begin a pentest with Software Secured, you get comprehensive and thorough testing from beginning to end.

The testing process includes the following order of operations:

1. Preparing your environment for the testing team.

2. Completing the Pentest checklist (including the Infrastructure summary).

3. Participating in the Kickoff call.

4. Monitoring progress During the active pentest.

5. Viewing and acting on your pentest results.

Once your test is complete, you will have everything you need to start remediating any issues that were identified.

1. Remediating vulnerabilities and tracking your progress related to the Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

2. Retesting your vulnerabilities after remediation.

3. Sending Consultation requests to review complex issues.

4. Viewing and downloading reports and executive summaries.

Portal overview

Use Portal during the pentest to stay on top of your test's schedule, tasks, and results all in one place.

The following tasks are completed in Portal during your pentest:

1. Completing User management tasks and enabling any Integrations.

2. Filling out the Pentest checklist (including the Infrastructure summary).

3. Reviewing the Pentest start date and rescheduling as required.

4. Viewing and acting on your pentest results.

5. Tracking remediation with your issue-tracking integrations (such as Jira).

6. Sending requests for Retesting your vulnerabilities.

7. Sending Consultation requests.

8. Viewing and downloading reports and executive summaries.

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