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CREST has worked alongside industry recognised and peer-selected experts to define a minimum set of expectations associated with a penetration test.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20231218212102/https://www.crest-approved.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/A-Guide-to-Penetration-Testing-2022.pdf?ver">A Guide to Penetration Testing 2022</a> – This CREST guide provides practical advice on the establishment and management of a penetration testing programme, helping organisations to conduct effective, value-for-money penetration testing as part of a technical security assurance framework. it is designed to enable organisations to prepare for penetration tests, conduct actual tests in a consistent, competent manner and follow up tests …</p> <p>CREST has also developed a suite of maturity assessment tools to help assess the status of a penetration testing programme based on the standard industry scale.</p> <p><strong>CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE</strong></p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20231218212102/https://www.crest-approved.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CSIR-Procurement-Guide-1.pdf">Cyber Security Incident Response Procurement Guide</a> – Cyber Security incidents have not only become more numerous and diverse but also more damaging and disruptive with new types of cyber security attacks emerging regularly. 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