Application Penetration Testing
Applications are the most common attack target: they are internet-facing and hold the data attackers want. We test web applications, their APIs, and mobile clients individually or as one connected engagement, because vulnerabilities often emerge from how components interact.
Web Application Testing
We look for data exposure, identity and session abuse, privilege escalation, and unauthorized access to or manipulation of data.
Reconnaissance & information gathering
We identify information exposed through headers, DNS records, application behavior, and public sources.
Configuration & deployment
We check for exposed admin panels, old backups, unprotected configuration files, and unsafe deployment settings.
Identity & authentication
We examine password policy, lockout behavior, registration, default or test accounts, and account recovery.
Authorization
We test privilege boundaries, path traversal, and access to restricted records, files, functions, and resources.
Session management
We assess cookie security, CSRF defenses, timeout behavior, session fixation, and logout handling.
Input validation & injection
We test for XSS and SQL, LDAP, XML, and command injection, including HTTP response splitting.
Error handling
We determine whether errors reveal technical details or sensitive information an attacker could use.
Cryptography
We review TLS configuration, protocol choices, and the strength of cryptographic protections in use.
Business logic
We look for workflow bypasses, skipped steps, unsafe file uploads, and ways to misuse intended functions.
Client-side security
We test unwanted JavaScript execution, DOM and HTML manipulation, redirect abuse, and local storage handling.
Testing a web app? Scope it in a free 30-minute call
API Testing
APIs are their own attack surface. A flaw invisible in the user interface can be directly exploitable through REST, GraphQL, SOAP/XML, or system-to-system integrations.
Object-level authorization / IDOR
We change identifiers to test whether one user or tenant can reach another party’s data or actions.
Property & function authorization
We test mass assignment, hidden fields, and whether regular users can call administrative functions.
Authentication & token handling
We assess OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT validation and signing, expiry, revocation, exposed keys, service authentication, and mTLS.
Input validation & injection
We test SQL and NoSQL injection, command injection, insecure deserialization, XXE, and inconsistent validation between endpoints.
Resource consumption & rate limits
We examine unbounded requests, bulk actions, pagination, and GraphQL depth or batching abuse that can enable denial of service or enumeration.
SSRF & internal exposure
We test whether user-supplied URLs can make the service reach internal systems or unintended destinations.
Inventory & versioning
We look for undocumented shadow endpoints, obsolete zombie versions, exposed documentation, and GraphQL introspection.
Configuration & exposure
We assess gateway, CORS, and TLS setup, verbose errors, sensitive logging, missing headers, and exposed administration or monitoring interfaces.
Business logic abuse
We test step-order bypasses, price, quantity, and state manipulation, replay of one-time actions, and race conditions.
What we need from you
API documentation
OpenAPI or Swagger files, a Postman collection, or at least an endpoint list. We can test without it, but coverage is much stronger with it.
Test accounts
Ideally two accounts for each user role and accounts in at least two separate tenants, so we can verify cross-account authorization properly.
A representative environment
A staging environment that matches production where possible. For production tests, we agree the window, whitelisting, and incident process in advance.
Have an API to test? We’ll confirm scope and timeline in one call
Mobile Application Testing
Testing focuses on platform-specific weaknesses: insecure on-device storage, abuse of inter-app communication, weak protection of sensitive data, and unauthorized access to app functionality.
Architecture, design & threat modeling
We map backend communication, sensitive data flows, trust boundaries, and application entry points.
Data storage & privacy
We inspect databases, preferences, keychain or keystore use, logs, clipboard, backups, and caches for exposed sensitive data.
Cryptography implementation
We review algorithm choice, key strength and storage, and custom or non-standard cryptography.
Authentication & sessions
We test login bypass, 2FA and biometric controls, brute-force resilience, session hijacking, token storage, logout, and session validity.
Authorization
We check for privilege escalation, role manipulation, and access to higher-privilege functions or data.
Network communication
We assess TLS, certificate validation and pinning, man-in-the-middle resilience, and behavior on untrusted networks.
Platform interaction
We review permissions, sandboxing, IPC, intents, deep links, URL schemes, universal links, and root or jailbreak detection.
Reverse-engineering resilience
We assess decompilation, embedded keys and secrets, repackaging, obfuscation, tamper checks, debugger detection, and resistance to dynamic analysis.
Client-side security
We test WebViews, overlay attacks, CORS behavior, and local data handling.
Business logic
We look for skipped steps, limit or discount abuse, and fraudulent transaction paths.
Server-side & API security
We test backend authorization, input validation, rate limiting, and server-side business rules supporting the app.
iOS or Android app in scope? Talk it through with a tester
Technical depth behind every engagement
Our testers hold certifications including OSCP, OSWP, CRTO, CEH, and AWS Security Specialty, among others. Our in-house team delivers 200+ penetration tests annually across 9+ industry sectors.
A clear process from scope to retest
You know what is happening, who to contact, and when to expect each deliverable.
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Scoping
We confirm targets, objectives, access levels, exclusions, and the compliance requirement the test supports.
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Kickoff & rules of engagement
We agree communications, safety limits, test accounts, escalation contacts, and the incident process before testing begins.
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Testing window
Our specialists combine manual techniques with automated tooling. Critical findings are reported immediately, not held for the final report.
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Written report
Each finding includes evidence, remediation guidance, CVSS scoring, and a real-world exploitability assessment for your environment.
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Follow-up consultation
A free session with our technical team explains the findings, business impact, and practical remediation options.
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Retest
We verify completed fixes and document the result so you can show auditors and stakeholders what changed.
Scope an application test
Tell us which web applications, APIs, and mobile clients are in scope and what the assessment needs to support.