Pentera

My main use case for Pentera is automated penetration testing and security validation to identify vulnerabilities and improve the security posture of applications and networks.

The best features of Pentera are the dashboard and security, with the dashboard being excellent as I can see everything. I simply go in, do work, and come out; it is really simple and easy to work with.

Pentera has impacted my team and my workflow by making things faster and more efficient.

Pentera has changed how my team works together, as it has improved teamwork significantly.

The biggest frustration I have had with Pentera is the navigation, which seems slower.

If I could change one thing about Pentera, I would definitely want faster navigation, which would improve my workflow.

There are no features I wish Pentera had that it does not have today.

I have been familiar with Pentera for two to three months.

Before I started using Pentera, I had just joined recently, and when I joined, my organization was already using Pentera; I did not use anything else prior.

When my organization first implemented Pentera, it was a very easy process that took around two to three hours. I am not entirely certain how the implementation works, but my team handled more of the setup process while I observed them.

My team did not need any formal training to use Pentera as it was intuitive, and everyone was able to pick it up very easily.

I would say it saves me about a five out of ten or something, and I might give it a seven because I have never tried something new, so I am giving it a seven; perhaps if I try something new, I may change my assessment.

When my team originally evaluated options, I do not know if they considered any other tools besides Pentera, but I feel they used OpenVAS and I read something about OpenVAS and Nessus.

The advice I would give to someone considering Pentera who has a workflow similar to mine is that it is different for everyone. I would rate this review a seven overall.

My main use case for Pentera is for automated penetration testing and security validation to identify vulnerabilities and improve the security posture of applications and networks.

When I open Pentera, the first thing I do is review the dashboard and launch a security assessment to identify vulnerabilities and security gaps.

This is a team workflow. I handle the dashboard and launch the security assessment with basic tasks, while our team does more advanced work.

Pentera has impacted my team and my workflow by making things faster and more efficient. The speed at which I work has improved significantly.

Pentera has changed how my team works together by improving teamwork substantially.

The best features of Pentera for me are the dashboard. The dashboard is excellent. I can see everything at a glance. I just go in, work, and come out. It is really simple and easy to work with.

Pentera has impacted my team and my workflow by making things faster and more efficient. The speed at which I work is really good.

The biggest frustration or friction point I have had with Pentera is that the navigation seems slower.

If I could change one thing about Pentera, it would definitely be faster navigation.

I have been familiar with Pentera for two to three months.

Before I started using Pentera, I had just joined recently, so when I joined, the team was already using Pentera. They did not use anything else.

When I first implemented Pentera, it was actually a very easy process. It took around two to three hours.

My team did not need any formal training to use Pentera as it was intuitive. Everyone was able to pick it up very easily.

Adoption has gone well overall with my team using Pentera.

I do not know if my team looked at any other tools before choosing Pentera, but I feel the team may have used OpenVAS, Nessus, or something similar.

The advice I would give to someone considering Pentera who has a workflow similar to mine is that the experience is different for everyone. I would give Pentera a rating of seven out of ten.

Pentera is utilized as part of a wider team workflow, with team members using it for penetration testing, discovering anomalies, weaknesses in environments, and identifying issues through Active Directory.

Pentera has significantly affected our organization by dropping our mean time to remediate critical vulnerabilities because the remediation team can clearly evidence the exploit instead of debating CVSS scores, and our security posture has improved. We have saved approximately 45% of the hours we used to spend on manual penetration testing.

If I could change one thing in Pentera to improve my workflow the most, it would be the platform UI because some security team members are not penetration testing specialists, making it difficult for them to navigate. I would make it easier with more guided workflows.

Continuous automated security validation across our internal network and external attack surface was necessary. The problem we were solving was that our manual penetration testing program, as good as it was, only gave us a snapshot. We would conduct a test, get a report, remediate, and by the time the next test came around, the environment had changed significantly. Pentera runs continuously, so I know our security posture isn't just validated once a year.

We moved from a reactive security posture to a proactive one. We used to find out about gaps when a penetration tester found them once a year or, worst case, when something horrible happened. Now we find them all the time.

Attack path visualization gives me the ability to communicate with leadership and the board. I can show them a complete kill chain and how an attacker gets from the initial foothold to domain admin in our environment, step by step, with evidence.

Cloud testing capabilities need enhancement. The core product was built for on-premises internal network validation.

I have used the solution for 10 years.

We used annual manual penetration testing by external firms supplemented with internal red team work. Pentera has replaced the routine annual network penetration testing.

The enterprise pricing is a big investment.

Cymulate and AttackIQ are both great, but Pentera executes real attacks instead of simulations.

The category is evolving fast, and Pentera is one of the leaders.