Why separation matters. When the Tester Gets Paid to Fix, the Test Changes.
One-stop pen testing looks efficient on paper. In practice, it creates three problems.
Findings become a sales pipeline
When the tester's next invoice depends on the report, minor findings get elevated and ambiguous ones get flagged as critical. Not deliberately. The pressure just sits in the room.
Clean reports become marketing
If the same team tests and fixes, admitting a serious finding on a repeat engagement means admitting the last remediation didn't hold. Independent testing removes that pressure.
You lose the second set of eyes
Two teams catch more than one. The testing firm sees it fresh. The remediation team knows how your business runs. Combined, that's genuine defence in depth.
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