Misinterpreted: What Penetration Test Reports Actually Mean - Include Security Research Blog

This month's post discusses pentest reports and how the various audiences that consume them sometimes misinterpret what they mean. We cover why findings in a report are not a sign of failure, why "clean" reports aren't always good news, and why it may not be necessary to fix every single identified vulnerability. The post concludes with a few takeaways about how the information in a pentest report helps inform the reader about the report subject's security posture.