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The Pentest Overview page provides a centralized view of penetration testing activities, discovered security findings, affected targets, severity distribution, recent assessments, and findings that require action.

Accessing Pentest Overview

Navigate to: Pentest → Overview The Overview page contains the following sections.

1. Pentest Control Center

The Pentest Control Center is the main section of the page. It provides access to autonomous security testing and active discovery. Click Start Pentesting to initiate a new penetration testing activity.

2. Starting a Pentest

To start a new penetration test:
  1. Navigate to Pentest → Overview.
  2. Click Start Pentesting.
  3. Select or configure the required target and assessment details.
  4. Start the penetration testing process.
  5. Monitor the assessment progress from the Recent Assessments section.
  6. Review discovered issues in the Findings and Action Needed sections.
The Overview page can be used as the primary dashboard for monitoring the overall status of penetration testing activities and security findings.

3. Summary Cards

The summary cards provide a quick overview of the current pentesting status.

4. Severity Distribution

The Severity Distribution section categorizes findings according to their severity level.
  • Critical – Highest-priority security findings requiring immediate attention.
  • High – Serious security findings that should be addressed promptly.
  • Medium – Security issues requiring remediation based on their potential impact.
  • Low – Lower-impact security issues that should still be reviewed.
  • Info – Informational observations that may not require immediate remediation.
The count displayed beside each severity represents the number of findings in that category.

5. Recent Assessments

The Recent Assessments section displays the latest penetration testing assessments. Each assessment can display:
  • Assessment name
  • Target URL
  • Assessment progress or status
  • Number of findings identified
  • Last updated information
Assessment statuses may include:
  • In Progress – Assessment is currently running.
  • Finished – Assessment has completed successfully.
  • Failed – Assessment did not complete successfully.
  • 0% Complete – Assessment has not yet progressed.
Click View All to view the complete list of penetration testing assessments.

6. Action Needed

The Action Needed section highlights security findings that require attention. Each finding may display:
  • Finding title
  • Severity
  • Finding status
  • Affected URL or target
  • Detection date
Examples of findings may include:
  • Broken Access Control
  • Weak Cryptography
  • Weak TLS Cipher Suites
Use this section to quickly identify findings that require investigation or remediation.

7. Pentest Navigation

The Pentest module provides the following navigation options: