Penetration testing time estimates

Take a look at our Documentation section for full details about every Burp Suite tool, function and configuration option. Though not related to Burp Suite, thought of posting here so that some one could share their thoughts I would like to do some kind of estimation for time taken to scan a website using Burp Suite. Number of insertion points, Tests selected under active and Passive scan will also contribute towards the time taken. With that said, what are all the factors that we can include for arriving at a time taken for performing security assessment? I would like to do this estimation to convince my client about the time taken for performing assessment.

Please correct if I am wrong. With that said, what are all the factors that we can include for arriving at a time taken for performing security assessment? I would like to do this estimation to convince my client about the time taken for performing assessment. Could some one share your thoughts? Is there any methodology for this?

Introduction The architecture of companies today is complex- networks, applications, servers, storage devices, WAF, DDOS protection mechanisms , cloud technology and so much more is involved. With such options in hand, the system becomes complex. Since a single person is not handling these things, complete knowledge is impossible.

Your data will stay confidential. Penetration testing is usually billed by the number of hours the security auditors pen testers spend on a project, many of us face the same question: how long does a penetration test take and so how much will it cost? In this blog post we will try to clarify how much time a web penetration test should normally take. Today, when a tiny XSS may easily lead to full website compromise , and fully-automated vulnerability scanning is no longer sufficient to correctly identify all vulnerabilities on your website, website owners and administrators are switching to web penetration testing.