Analysis

This section of the report lists what you found and how you found it. This is the current state of the network. You will want to discuss items of concern that were discovered during the assessment. Because this section follows the statement of work, it should build on what you did during testing. The results of your tests and examinations should be discussed. Overall, this section should stay focused on the importance of security to the organization. It is important to remember to keep your findings balanced. Organizations are not all good or bad, and the findings shouldn’t be, either. Comment on what the company is doing right.

Discussion of findings should list several sentences that briefly detail each problem. It can be organized in a table by findings and show the impact to the organization, such as high, medium, or low, as well as a solution. Or it can be organized by class and category, such as management findings, operational findings, and technical findings.