Vulnerability scan cadence by client tier

Published May 4, 2024 • Updated May 1, 2026

Overview

One size fails both budget and risk—tier scanning depth.

Example tiers

Gold: weekly authenticated scans + quarterly pen test assist. Silver: monthly external + quarterly internal sample. Bronze: quarterly external only.

Outputs

Trend graphs of age of critical findings; SLA per severity.

Handoff

Pen tester raw CSV normalized into PSA tickets automatically where possible.

Ethics

Scan only in-scope IPs with written permission—store signed ROE.

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