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PTES

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International
v2023
7 domains
7 controls

Penetration Testing Execution Standard

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Framework Domains (7)

Exploitation

1 controls
Controls in the Exploitation domain of PTES — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PTESPHASE-5Exploitation

Intelligence Gathering

1 controls
Controls in the Intelligence Gathering domain of PTES — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PTESPHASE-2Intelligence Gathering (OSINT)

Post Exploitation

1 controls
Controls in the Post Exploitation domain of PTES — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PTESPHASE-6Post Exploitation

Pre-Engagement

1 controls
Controls in the Pre-Engagement domain of PTES — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PTESPHASE-1Pre-Engagement Interactions and Scoping

Reporting and Cleanup

1 controls
Controls in the Reporting and Cleanup domain of PTES — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PTESPHASE-7Reporting and Cleanup

Threat Modeling

1 controls
Controls in the Threat Modeling domain of PTES — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PTESPHASE-3Threat Modeling

Vulnerability Analysis

1 controls
Controls in the Vulnerability Analysis domain of PTES — 1 controls
CodeTitle
PTESPHASE-4Vulnerability Analysis

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with PTES, you already cover:

PSD2 SCA

57%

4 controls mapped

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FFIEC IT Examination Handbook

57%

4 controls mapped

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NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices

57%

4 controls mapped

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+ 146 more: ISO 27018 (57%), AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar (57%)

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Maps to 149 other frameworks

7 total controls
PSD2 SCA
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
57%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
57%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
57%
ISO 27018
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
57%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
57%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
4 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
57%
ISO 27043
4 source controls mapped|18 target controls covered
57%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
4 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
57%
PCI SSF
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
57%
PCI P2PE
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
57%
ISO 27019
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
57%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
4 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
57%
NIST SP 1800-32
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
57%
APRA CPS 234
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
57%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
57%
IEC 62443
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
57%
Azure Security Benchmark
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
57%
API 1164
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
57%
PCI PIN Security
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
57%
NIST SP 800-190
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
57%
ISO/SAE 21434
4 source controls mapped|17 target controls covered
57%
ISO 27017
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
57%
OWASP SAMM
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
57%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
57%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
57%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
4 source controls mapped|20 target controls covered
57%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
4 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
57%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
3 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
43%
NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
3 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
43%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
43%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
43%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
3 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
43%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
43%
ISO 27001:2022
3 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
43%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
43%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
43%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
43%
ISO 13485
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
43%
ISO 19011
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
43%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
43%
ISO 31000:2018
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
43%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
43%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
43%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
43%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
43%
ISO 20000-1
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
43%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
43%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
43%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
43%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
29%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
29%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
Vietnam PDPD
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
Turkey KVKK
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
29%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
ISO 27799
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
29%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
Bahrain PDPL
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
Qatar DPL
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
APPI
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
29%
SWIFT CSCF
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
29%
ISO/IEC 27006:2024
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
29%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
29%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22316
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22317
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22318
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
ISO 13485:2016
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO 9001:2015
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 14001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO 45001:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 37002:2021 - Whistleblowing Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 50001:2018 - Energy Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Philippines Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 27050 - Electronic Discovery (Parts 1-4)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
14%
Compare PTES with PSD2 SCA

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PTES?

PTES is a compliance framework from International with 7 domains and 7 controls. Penetration Testing Execution Standard It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

How many controls does PTES have?

PTES has 7 controls organised across 7 domains. The largest domains are Exploitation (1 controls), Intelligence Gathering (1 controls), Post Exploitation (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

What frameworks does PTES map to?

PTES maps to 149 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are PSD2 SCA (57% coverage), FFIEC IT Examination Handbook (57% coverage), NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices (57% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

How do I get started with PTES compliance?

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