Penetration
Remediation.
The hard work is what happens after the pentest. We prioritize every finding, execute every fix, and coordinate the re-test that proves the gaps are closed.
Plain English
What is
Penetration Remediation?
Penetration remediation is the structured work that happens after a penetration test: triaging findings by exploitability and business impact, executing the technical and process fixes, validating each remediation, and coordinating the re-test that demonstrates closure. It's the difference between a binder full of findings and a network that actually got harder to attack.
What's Included
What's
In Scope
Finding Triage
Read the report critically: validate severity, deduplicate, identify chained findings the pentester didn't flag. Half of pentest reports have inflated or duplicated findings.
Prioritization Matrix
Score by exploitability × business impact × remediation cost. Quick wins identified explicitly so you bank credibility early.
Costed Plan
Estimate effort per finding. Group by team, by sprint, by quarter. Defensible budget for leadership and audit.
Execute the Fixes
We do the actual remediation, configuration changes, patches, code fixes, IAM rework, network changes. Or we work alongside your team.
Validation Per Finding
Each fix is technically validated before being marked closed. No 'we said we fixed it' close-outs.
Re-Test Coordination
We coordinate with your pentest vendor for re-test scope, evidence packaging, and a clean re-test report.
How We Engage
Our
Approach
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Triage
Two-week sprint to deeply read the report, dedupe findings, validate severity, and identify the real risk landscape.
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Prioritize
Risk-ranked plan with effort estimates. Quick wins delivered in week 3 to build momentum.
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Remediate
Senior engineers execute fixes paired with your team. Weekly status, written evidence per closure.
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Re-Test
Coordinate with your pentest vendor. Provide evidence, scope re-test, deliver clean report to auditors / customers.
Vendor-Neutral
Common Finding Domains
Who This Is For
You'll Recognize
Yourself Here
Post-pentest CIOs
146 findings landed on your desk. You need a plan, not another panic.
Compliance-driven orgs
SOC 2, PCI, ISO 27001. Your audit hinges on closing the findings before the next assessment window.
Customer-driven security reviews
An enterprise customer sent you their security questionnaire and a pentest demand. You need clean findings, fast.
Pre-funding / pre-IPO
Diligence is coming. The gaps need to be closed and re-tested before investors look.
MSP-supported teams
Your MSP can't fix what they didn't design. We bridge the gap between pentester and operator.
Internal-test follow-up
Your red team finished. The findings need owners and a calendar.
Partner of Choice
Why Tech Critic
Senior practitioners, not pass-throughs
Every engagement is led by a senior IR responder or security architect with 15+ years of enterprise experience. No junior consultants learning on your nickel.
Vendor-neutral by design
We recommend what's right for your stack and your risk profile, never what pays the highest partner margin. We carry no quotas from CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, or anyone else.
Battle-tested playbooks
Our IR runbooks come from real incidents at financial, healthcare, and manufacturing clients. We don't workshop frameworks. We run them.
24/7 retainer option
Add Tech Critic to your speed-dial. Sub-4-hour response, named senior responders, and pre-negotiated SOWs so contracting doesn't slow down containment.
You've Got Q's
We've Got A's
Don't see your question? Just ask.
Who actually fixes the findings. You or our team?
Both, depending on what you want. Most clients run a hybrid: we do the security-engineering-heavy fixes (IAM rework, segmentation, hardening baselines), and your team handles app/code-level work with our guidance.
Will you re-test it yourselves?
We can, but most clients prefer to use their original pentest vendor for the re-test to keep the chain of custody clean. We coordinate the evidence package.
How long does a typical remediation take?
Quick wins: weeks 2 to 4. Full closure on a 100-finding report: 8 to 14 weeks. Larger reports or complex environments run 4 to 6 months.
Do you push back on inflated findings?
Yes, respectfully and with evidence. Half of pentest reports have findings that are duplicate, low-impact, or already mitigated by compensating controls. We help you push back without burning the relationship.
Close The Findings.
Send us your pentest report (under NDA). We'll give you a free triage call within 48 hours.