Pentest Reporting for Government & Public Sector
Produce structured, standards-compliant penetration testing reports that meet government security requirements and protect critical public infrastructure.
Security Challenges in Government & Public Sector
Government agencies and public sector organizations are prime targets for nation-state threat actors, hacktivists, and cybercriminals seeking to access classified information, disrupt public services, or compromise citizen data. The attack surface spans citizen-facing web portals, internal case management systems, inter-agency data exchanges, and operational technology controlling critical infrastructure such as water treatment, transportation, and energy systems.
- Compliance frameworks including FISMA, FedRAMP, the Essential Eight, and NIST SP 800-53 mandate rigorous penetration testing with detailed reporting that maps findings to specific security controls and risk management frameworks.
- Legacy systems running end-of-life software remain in production due to budget constraints and complex procurement cycles, creating persistent vulnerabilities that must be documented and mitigated rather than simply patched.
- Supply chain security is a critical concern, with government agencies relying on contracted software vendors, managed service providers, and cloud platforms that each introduce potential attack vectors.
Penetration testing reports for government clients must adhere to strict formatting and classification requirements. Findings need to map to NIST control families, include CVSS scoring aligned with agency risk management frameworks, and provide remediation timelines compatible with government change management processes. The approval and distribution workflow for these reports often involves multiple stakeholders across security, compliance, and leadership roles.
How Vulnsy Helps
Vulnsy provides the structured reporting framework that government penetration testing engagements demand. Finding templates align with NIST SP 800-53 control families and include pre-mapped references to FedRAMP, FISMA, and Essential Eight requirements. This eliminates hours of manual control mapping per engagement while ensuring accuracy and consistency across assessments.
Report generation produces documents in the structured formats government agencies expect, with clearly delineated sections for executive summary, technical findings, risk ratings, and remediation plans. The platform supports custom report templates that can be configured to meet agency-specific formatting requirements and classification marking guidelines.
- Client portals provide agency security teams and authorizing officials with secure, role-based access to assessment findings, POA&M tracking, and remediation status updates.
- Team collaboration features enable joint assessments where multiple testing firms or internal teams contribute findings to a unified report, a common requirement for large government programs.
- Compliance-ready exports include the evidence artifacts needed for Authority to Operate (ATO) packages and continuous monitoring programs.