A real cyber attacker takes time and studies applications for months before trying to breach. However, the scope for a pentesting team to do the same is far less.<\/p>\n
Testers spend many days working out which frameworks, libraries and versions sit inside applications. But if you maintain a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)<\/a>, you already hold that list. And give that to your testers and it starts with a target list instead of a blank page. Additionally, Recon shrinks, and every finding arrives tied to a specific component and owner.<\/p>\n In this blog, we explain how an SBOM makes pentests faster, deeper and easier to fix. We also cover where it falls short and what to hand your testers before the next engagement starts.<\/p>\n\t\t