Procurement
Why enterprise security reviews ask for a recent pentest
A recent pentest is becoming a procurement requirement. Here is how to respond without slowing down the deal.
Enterprise buyers often ask two questions in the same review: do you have SOC 2, and when was your last penetration test? Policies and questionnaires show intent, but a recent pentest shows someone has tested the actual product.
Recent matters because product surfaces change. New APIs, integrations, roles, AI workflows, admin panels, and cloud resources can appear long after an annual report is published. Buyers know this, especially in regulated sectors.
The fastest response is an evidence package, not an explanation. Include scope, methodology, dates, tester qualifications, executive summary, high-level findings status, remediation, and retest confirmation.
DeepScan helps teams produce that package faster by tying tests, evidence, remediation, and report sections together. Self-serve teams can run target-specific validation; service-led engagements can use DeepScan with CREST Certified delivery through CyberImmune.
Treat the pentest request as a deal workflow, not just a security workflow. The goal is credible evidence that procurement, security, insurance, and engineering can all understand.
Start with proof
Test what attackers can actually exploit.
Turn your next approved scope into validated, reproducible evidence.