{"id":17252,"date":"2022-01-04T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getastra.com\/blog\/?p=17252"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:00:58","slug":"penetration-testing-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getastra.com\/blog\/security-audit\/penetration-testing-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Penetration Testing Compliance: Easy-to-Follow Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2024, around 1,636 cyberattacks<\/a> occurred weekly, marking a 30% increase since 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary goal of these attacks is to steal data\u2014customer personal information, credit card information, necessary credentials, and intellectual property. The company and its clients are at risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly, most of these hacks occur by exploiting known vulnerabilities\u2014the absence of adequate security measures and error in judgment. Hence, every industry involving sensitive data has certain security regulations, and many require penetration testing compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Penetration Testing?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Penetration Testing<\/a> refers to simulating an attack on the target system, impersonating hacker-like behavior, and exposing and exploiting vulnerabilities in a website or network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security engineers learn firsthand how hackers can exploit the system, flag loopholes, and formulate mitigation strategies to fix them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Penetration Testing Compliance?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Penetration testing compliance refers to conducting pentests to achieve compliance with a specific regulatory body. Once your systems are pretested, the security experts prepare the pentest report<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This report documents the vulnerabilities and remediation steps. After fixing the vulnerabilities, a rescan is performed to verify that all the loopholes are closed and your system is protected.<\/p>\n\n\n