Scope and rules of engagement
Define targets, environments, accounts, exclusions, test windows, data handling, and escalation procedures.
Exact scope, evidence, access, stakeholders, and acceptance criteria are agreed before delivery.
Define targets, environments, accounts, exclusions, test windows, data handling, and escalation procedures.
Assess authentication, authorization, session handling, input validation, business logic, data exposure, and configuration.
Assess endpoint authorization, object access, token handling, rate controls, input processing, error handling, and data exposure.
Provide evidence-based findings, risk context, remediation guidance, and validation of agreed corrective actions.
Confirm the business driver, environment, stakeholders, boundaries, assumptions, and evidence needs.
Review the current state, evidence, architecture, risks, dependencies, and material gaps.
Develop the agreed controls, artifacts, recommendations, implementation, or operating routines.
Confirm completion, residual risk, ownership, reporting, and the next improvement priorities.