Web Application Penetration Testing is an essential component of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. This service is designed to uncover vulnerabilities, ensuring your applications are well-protected against emerging cyber threats.
With cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated, regular security assessments are no longer a luxury but a necessity. Web Application Penetration Testing offers a proactive approach to discover and address potential weaknesses before they are exploited by malicious actors.
What is a Web Application Penetration Testing?
Web Application Penetration Testing involves simulating cyberattacks on your web applications to evaluate the security of your systems. It’s a deliberate, in-depth analysis aimed at discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities in a controlled environment. This process not only identifies security weaknesses but also tests your defensive mechanisms and response readiness.
Our Approach to Web Application Penetration Testing
Our Web Application Security Testing Service identifies technical and business logic vulnerabilities in your websites while providing you with detailed instructions and concrete recommendations.
- Our unique blend of proprietary, open-source, and commercial tools ensures a comprehensive security assessment
- Our intelligent automated testing engine is designed to select the ideal combination of tools for each project. This decision is based on our internal benchmarks, ensuring that the most effective tools are deployed for your specific needs
- Our reports go beyond mere findings. They provide step-by-step Proof of Concepts (POCs) and detailed remediation guidance, including code and configuration examples. This approach ensures that you not only understand the vulnerabilities but also have the knowledge to rectify them effectively.
- We specialize in identifying a wide range of vulnerabilities, from technical issues outlined in standards like OWASP Top 10 and WASC 25, to complex business logic vulnerabilities. This comprehensive approach ensures no stone is left unturned in securing your web applications.
- Our team creates an in-depth map of your web-application’s business logic and workflow. This detailed understanding enables us to tailor our testing approach to your specific operational context, ensuring more relevant and impactful security insights.
- Our experts manually develop specific test-cases tailored to your web-application’s unique logic and workflow. This custom approach allows us to uncover vulnerabilities that automated tools might miss, providing a deeper layer of security analysis.
- Gain access to our real-time security dashboard, a transparent and interactive platform where you can track the progress of your projects, monitor identified issues, and follow the implementation of fixes. This tool keeps you informed and involved throughout the security assessment process.
The Web Application Penetration Testing Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Project Planning
- Requirement Gathering
- Application Profiling
- Automated Vulnerability Scanning
- Application Logic & Data Mapping
- Test-Case Generation
- Exploitation
- Engagement Analysis
- Mitigation Strategies
- Report Generation
- Final Approval
- Support
- Re-Testing & Certification
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Types of Web-Application Penetration Testing – Black Box, White Box, Grey Box
Black box penetration testing is a type of penetration testing where the tester has no prior knowledge of the web application or its underlying infrastructure. The tester must start from scratch and use publicly available information to identify vulnerabilities. This type of testing is the most realistic simulation of an attack by an external attacker. However, it can also be the most time-consuming and expensive, as the tester may need to spend a lot of time gathering information before they can start testing.
Grey box penetration testing is a type of penetration testing where the tester has some knowledge of the web application, such as its architecture, design, or source code. This information is typically provided by the organization being tested. Grey box testing can be more efficient than black box testing, as the tester can focus their efforts on the areas of the application that are most likely to be vulnerable. However, it is not as realistic as black box testing, as the tester still has some knowledge of the application that an attacker would not have.
White box penetration testing is a type of penetration testing where the tester has complete knowledge of the web application, including its architecture, design, source code, and configuration. This type of testing is the most comprehensive and can identify the widest range of vulnerabilities. However, it is also the most expensive and time-consuming, as the tester needs to be given access to confidential information.
CERT-IN Website Security Audit & Certification
As a CERT-In Empanelled Security Auditor, we help customers by carrying out a comprehensive Website Security Audit and help them achieve CERT-In Certification for the websites.
A Security Certificate from a CERT-In Empanelled Security Auditor is required by a wide range of Indian Compliance Standards and Regulatory Requirements. These include:
Deliverable of Our Web Application Penetration Testing?
- Executive Presentation: provide high level executive summaries of the engagement, key root cause analysis of the identified issues & best practice recommendations for the long-term to help leaders better understand their risk and incorporate our recommendations into their roadmap.
- Detailed Technical Reports: provide in-depth descriptions, step by step proof of concepts, detailed recommendations with source-code & configuration examples of all the security issues identified as part of the assessment. Security issues identified are risk-rated based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and mapped to industry leading standards such as OWASP Web Top 10, OWASP Mobile Top 10, etc.
- Safe To Host Security Certificate: The certificate of compliance is a formal document that is issued by the auditor to the organization. This document states that the organization has been found to be in compliance with the guidelines.
- List of Recommendations for Improvement: The list of recommendations for improvement will identify areas where the organization can strengthen its technology risk management framework. These recommendations can be used by the organization to improve its security posture and reduce its risk of a data breach or other security incident.