Getting started with vPenTest
Welcome to the vPenTest Help system. Whether you are on a trial or purchased a subscription, exploring this documentation will help guide you through your vPenTest experience.
Overview
vPenTest is a full-scale network penetration testing platform that helps you proactively identify exploitable vulnerabilities, improve your overall security posture, and meet compliance requirements.
Benefits
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Continuous network security validation: Schedule and run both an internal and external network penetration test in under an hour and get results within days, not weeks. Prove whether your firewalls, MFA, and EDR actually stop attackers in motion. -
Mimics real-world attacks: Our platform simulates real-world cyber attacks by running exploits, escalating privileges, cracking passwords, and simulating lateral movement to show whether one compromise stays contained or spreads. -
Backed by experts: vPenTest is like hiring a team of eCPPT, OSCP, and OSCE certified experts with decades of experience and 13+ industry certifications. -
Compliance and security: As a CREST member, our reports meet requirements for SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and cyber insurance while proving your defenses actually work.
Core areas
Review the following resources to learn about these terms used throughout vPenTest and how to jump-start your account management and assessment management in the portal:
| Term | Description | Resource |
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| Users | You can invite both admin users and organization users to create user accounts in your portal. | Adding and managing user accounts |
| Organizations | In vPenTest, your clients are considered organizations, for which you can manage profiles and schedule assessments. | Creating and managing organizations |
| Agents | An agent is an internal virtual machine or physical device that vPenTest connects to in order to perform a penetration test on premises or in the cloud. | Creating and managing internal agents |
| Assessments | Schedule both internal and external security assessments tailored to your preferences. | Scheduling an assessment |
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Reports |
A finished assessment produces a detailed, well-designed report that you can export in the format of your choice. |
