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CREST explicitly recognizes physical security and social engineering as penetration-testing areas.
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CREST is a cybersecurity standards and accreditation body that certifies professionals, accredits organizations, and governs a network of members and partner programs.
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Question: We are conducting a social engineering audit. Who performs physical security penetration tests?
ChatGPT SearchSep 17, 2026
CREST explicitly recognizes physical security and social engineering as penetration-testing areas.
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ensuring they hold recognized hands-on certifications like OSCP, CISSP, or CREST.
Question: We are conducting a social engineering audit. Who performs physical security penetration tests?
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CREST specifically recognizes physical security and social engineering as penetration-testing scopes.
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CREST explicitly recognizes physical security and social engineering as penetration-testing areas.
CREST specifically recognizes physical security and social engineering as penetration-testing scopes.
Excerpts where CREST appeared in the AI's answer
ensuring they hold recognized hands-on certifications like OSCP, CISSP, or CREST.
CREST, for example, has service-specific accreditation standards covering penetration testing, incident response, security architecture, vulnerability assessment and other specialties.
Excerpts where CREST appeared in the AI's answer
CREST maintains a marketplace of 500+ accredited cybersecurity providers, with filtering by capability and service type.
