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Stacking the Odds in Your Favor: How to Choose the Best Web Application Penetration Test Partner

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Author:   Dan Weiss SVP, Application & Network Security Services So, you are in the market for a Web Application pen test. Or is that a security assessment? Maybe it’s a vulnerability assessment or a compliance audit? The terminology is dizzying. Adding to the mess is that each of these things may (and often do) mean different things to clients and vendors. One vendor’s definition of a security assessment may match another’s pen test, which may not fit the client’s definition. So how do you know that you’re getting what you need, and can you tell if the vendor is giving you high-quality work? While there is not one single thing that can provide that insight, there are a lot of clues that you can get from your potential vendors to give yourself some sense of assurance that they are the right vendor for your needs. This article aims to arm you with some questions to ask potential vendors. In addition, it guides you in identifying a quality vendor based on the questions they ask you s