Schedule C · Validate · Penetration Testing

Test your defenses. Understand your exposure.

Find attack paths. Validate risk. Put remediation into motion.

External and continuous penetration testing to find weaknesses, validate risk, and help your team fix what matters. A clear scope and written authorization come first.

What Schedule C covers

  1. Clause C.1: External assessments

    Assess agreed internet-facing systems and services for weaknesses that could expose your organization.

  2. Clause C.2: Attack surface testing

    Review the agreed attack surface and investigate how individual weaknesses could create practical opportunities for an attacker.

  3. Clause C.3: Continuous testing

    Establish a recurring testing cadence that reflects changes in your environment. Scope and frequency are defined for each engagement.

  4. Clause C.4: Validation & reporting

    Translate validated findings into understandable risk, affected assets, and actionable remediation guidance.

  5. Clause C.5: Remediation guidance

    Help system owners understand the finding, choose a practical fix, and prioritize work against business impact.

  6. Clause C.6: Retesting

    Agree follow-up validation to check whether remediation addresses the original finding and document remaining exposure.

Sequence.

How the work runs once the scope is agreed. Five stages, in order, and every finding feeds the next.

  1. Scope

  2. Assess

  3. Validate

  4. Remediate

  5. Retest

Supplied under this schedule.

Agree the work up front. Keep ownership clear. Leave your team with practical next steps and information it can use.

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Conditions: specific coverage, technologies, testing boundaries, availability, and deliverables are agreed in your statement of work. Advisory and compliance support do not constitute certification or an independent audit opinion.

Let’s talk penetration testing.

Tell us what you’re working with and where you need support. We’ll help define a useful next step, and the scope comes before any work.

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