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Annual Security Testing Calendar

A 12-month planner for your annual pen test, quarterly vulnerability scans, monthly patch reviews, CE+ renewal and insurer evidence dates.

About This Resource

Security testing works best as a planned annual cycle, not a one-off event booked in a panic before a renewal deadline. This calendar lays your annual penetration test, quarterly vulnerability scans, monthly patch reviews, Cyber Essentials Plus renewal and cyber-insurance evidence dates onto a single 12-month timeline, plus the business events — new applications, cloud migrations, office moves, mergers — that should trigger a test outside the normal cycle.

What's Included

  • 12-month planner table covering pen test, vulnerability scans, patch reviews and renewals
  • Recommended baseline cadence guidance for each testing activity
  • Six out-of-cycle trigger events that should prompt an additional test
  • Budget and scheduling notes area for provider lead-time planning
  • Named ownership and review fields to keep the calendar current

Who Is This For?

IT managers and compliance owners at UK SMEs who need a single reference calendar for all recurring security testing and renewal deadlines.

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