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Hidden Costs of Penetration Testing and Alternatives

🛡️ Penetration testing remains a critical control, but the classic, one-size-fits-all approach can create hidden financial and operational burdens. Administrative overheads, complex scoping decisions and indirect remediation work all add time and cost while risking scope creep and disruption. The article recommends flexible, consumption-based models—such as PTaaS and Outpost24's CyberFlex—to improve coverage, transparency and ROI.

Automating Pentest Delivery: Seven High-Impact Workflows

🔁 Penetration testing delivery must evolve from static, manual reports to automated, real-time workflows that shorten remediation cycles and improve visibility. This contributed piece highlights seven practical automation workflows — from auto-creating remediation tickets in Jira or ServiceNow to auto-closing informational findings — that reduce triage noise and accelerate fixes. Implementing targeted rules and alerts ensures findings reach the right teams immediately and supports continuous testing practices.

Automation Is Reshaping Penetration Test Delivery Workflows

🔁 Pentesting remains a critical control for uncovering real-world vulnerabilities, but static PDF reports and spreadsheet handoffs create delays and inefficiencies. The piece advocates automating pentest delivery so findings are consolidated and routed in real time through rules-based workflows, enabling teams to act immediately and reduce churn. Platforms like PlexTrac are highlighted for centralizing manual and scanner outputs, automating ticketing into tools such as Jira and ServiceNow, and triggering retests to close the loop. The result is faster remediation, standardized processes, and measurable reductions in MTTR for both service providers and enterprises.