For years, penetration testing reports have been inconsistent, manual, and difficult to integrate into modern security workflows. Every provider has its own format, slowing down remediation and making automation nearly impossible. The OWASP Penetration Test Reporting Standard (OPTRS) is designed to fix this. It provides a structured, machine-readable format that ensures consistency, enables automation, and makes pentest findings more actionable. The project has already received significant industry support, with security professionals calling it long overdue. Jamieson O’Reilly, Project Lead for OWASP OPTRS and Founder of Dvuln, explains why this standard is critical for the industry and how organisations ...