"Penetration testing is critical to uncovering real-world security weaknesses. With the shift into continuous testing and validation, it is time we automate the delivery of these results. The way results are delivered hasn't kept up with today's fast-moving threat landscape. Too often, findings are packaged into static reports, buried in PDFs or spreadsheets, and handed off manually to already-overloaded IT and engineering teams. By the time remediation begins, days or even weeks may have passed since the issues were first discovered."
"Knowing automation matters is only the first step. The bigger challenge is understanding where to start. Not every workflow carries equal impact, and trying to automate everything at once can be overwhelming. This article focuses on the seven key workflows that deliver the greatest immediate value. By automating these first, security teams can accelerate delivery, reduce friction, and build the foundation for a modern, scalable approach to penetration test delivery."
"Platforms like PlexTrac help automate pentest finding delivery in real time through robust, rule-based workflows. (No waiting for the final report!) 1. Create Tickets for Remediation When Findings Are Discovered One of the most powerful ways to accelerate penetration test delivery is by integrating findings directly into the tools that engineering and IT teams already use. Instead of manually transcribing vulnerabilities into Jira, ServiceNow, or Azure DevOps, automation can create remediation tickets the moment findings are published."
Penetration testing uncovers real-world security weaknesses and requires continuous testing and validation. Result delivery remains slow: findings are often trapped in static PDFs or spreadsheets and handed off manually to overloaded IT and engineering teams. Automation accelerates the flow from discovery to remediation, delivering faster insights, cleaner handoffs, and consistent workflows for modern exposure management. Prioritizing seven key workflows yields the greatest immediate value and avoids overwhelming teams with broad automation efforts. Integrations with platforms and tools like Jira, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, and rule-based systems enable real-time ticket creation and structured remediation handoffs. Automation reduces remediation delay and builds a scalable pentest delivery foundation.
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