Vulnerability scan cadence by client tier
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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