---
id: 4113
title: "Defining the Scope of Your Pen Test"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/defining-the-scope-of-your-pen-test"
published_at: "2020-10-06T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["penetration-testing", "methodology", "scoping", "security-assessment", "risk-assessment", "planning"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4113"
lang: en
---

# Defining the Scope of Your Pen Test

## Summary

A walkthrough of penetration test planning: how scoping decisions define targets, boundaries and depth, using a CRM application example to illustrate risk-based prioritization.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2020-10-06T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/defining-the-scope-of-your-pen-test
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4113