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Enterprise VAPT - Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing

Structured adversarial testing across your entire attack surface - network, web, API, mobile, and cloud - delivered by certified security professionals with compliance-ready reporting for PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 audits.

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Enterprise Clients
10,000+
Engineers Deployed
50+
Countries Served
99.4%
CSAT Score
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Team Assembly

The Challenge

Unverified security assumptions expose enterprises to catastrophic breach risk

Most organizations invest in security controls without ever empirically validating whether those controls withstand real adversarial techniques. Vulnerability scanners surface known CVEs but miss business logic flaws, chained exploits, and misconfigurations that attackers routinely use to gain unauthorized access. Without structured VAPT engagements, security gaps accumulate silently until a breach makes them visible at the worst possible moment.

74%
of breaches involve exploiting known, unpatched vulnerabilities
$4.9M
average cost of an enterprise data breach in 2024
287
average days to identify and contain a data breach
3x
higher likelihood of breach for organizations without regular pen testing

Why QuickHire

Why Enterprises Choose QuickHire

01

Goal-Based Adversarial Mindset

Our consultants approach each engagement as a real attacker would - chaining low-severity findings into high-impact compromise paths rather than treating each vulnerability in isolation. This reveals the true business risk behind technical findings.

02

Compliance-Ready Reporting

Every VAPT report is structured to serve as audit evidence for PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements. Finding classifications, remediation timelines, and re-test results are documented to satisfy auditor requests without additional rework.

03

Manual Testing Beyond Automated Scans

Automated scanners miss business logic vulnerabilities, authorization flaws, and complex attack chains that require human intelligence to discover. Our consultants invest significant manual effort on each engagement to find what automated tools leave behind.

04

Full Attack Surface Coverage

We test every layer of your technology stack - external perimeter, internal network, web applications, APIs, mobile clients, and cloud infrastructure - so no attack path goes unexamined. Engagements are scoped to match your specific technology landscape and risk priorities.

05

Remediation Partnership

We do not hand over a report and walk away. Our consultants conduct debrief sessions with development and security teams, assist with remediation prioritization, and perform verification re-testing to confirm fixes are effective before compliance deadlines.

06

Certified and Continuously Trained Practitioners

Our penetration testers hold OSCP, CEH, GPEN, GWAPT, and CCSP certifications and maintain current knowledge of emerging attack techniques through active research and participation in the security community. Clients benefit from consultants who understand both methodology and real-world attacker tradecraft.

Challenges

Common Enterprise Pain Points

01

Compliance Audit Evidence Gaps

PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 auditors require documented proof of penetration testing and vulnerability management activities, not just assertions that testing occurred. Organizations frequently enter audit cycles without structured reports that map findings and remediations to specific control requirements, creating last-minute scrambles that delay certification timelines and increase audit costs.

02

Blind Spots in Complex Hybrid Environments

Enterprises operating across on-premises infrastructure, public cloud tenancies, and SaaS integrations have attack surfaces that span multiple trust boundaries and ownership domains. Security teams often lack visibility into how an attacker might pivot between these environments, and point-in-time assessments of individual components miss the risks that emerge at integration boundaries.

03

Recurring Vulnerabilities from Unaddressed Root Causes

Many organizations fix individual VAPT findings without addressing the systemic root causes that produce them, such as insecure development practices, absent automated security testing in CI/CD pipelines, or gaps in security training. As a result, the same vulnerability classes reappear in successive assessments, increasing remediation costs and the window of exposure.

04

Insufficient Detection and Response Validation

Preventive security controls are only part of an effective security posture. Organizations frequently invest in SIEM, EDR, and SOC capabilities without validating whether those tools actually detect the attack techniques used by real adversaries. Without adversarial simulation, security operations teams develop false confidence in detection capabilities that have never been tested under realistic conditions.

05

Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk

Modern enterprises rely on extensive ecosystems of technology vendors, API partners, and SaaS providers whose security posture directly affects the client organization's risk exposure. Traditional VAPT engagements focus on internally owned assets and may not address the risks introduced by integrations with external systems that handle sensitive data or have privileged access to internal environments.

Our Approach

Structured VAPT engagements that convert security uncertainty into verified assurance

Our VAPT practice combines rigorous vulnerability assessment methodology with goal-based penetration testing to deliver findings that reflect real adversarial risk, not just scanner output. Every engagement produces compliance-ready documentation, prioritized remediation guidance, and verification re-testing - giving security leaders the evidence they need for audits and the intelligence needed to make durable improvements to their security programs.

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Scoped and Rules-Governed Testing
Every engagement begins with a formal scoping and rules of engagement process that defines asset boundaries, authorized test types, testing windows, and emergency escalation contacts, ensuring testing is both comprehensive and operationally safe.
02
Multi-Layer Attack Surface Assessment
We assess network perimeter, internal segmentation, web and API applications, mobile clients, and cloud configurations in a coordinated engagement that reveals cross-layer attack chains invisible in siloed assessments.
03
Compliance-Mapped Deliverables
Executive and technical reports include direct mapping to PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and other framework controls, with finding severity classifications and remediation evidence structured for auditor consumption.
04
Post-Engagement Remediation Support
We conduct structured debrief sessions with security and engineering teams, assist with remediation prioritization based on exploitability and business impact, and perform verification re-testing to confirm vulnerability closure.

Delivery Models

How We Deliver

Targeted Application Assessment

Focused VAPT of a single web application, API, or mobile application, delivering full OWASP coverage and compliance-ready reporting within a compressed timeline suitable for pre-launch security gates or audit preparation.

Timeline
2-3 weeks
Team Size
2-3 security consultants
Enterprise VAPT Program

Comprehensive adversarial testing across all primary attack surfaces including external network, internal network, web applications, APIs, mobile clients, and cloud infrastructure, with integrated reporting and a formal re-test cycle.

Timeline
6-10 weeks
Team Size
4-6 security consultants
Red Team and Adversarial Simulation

Goal-based adversarial simulation replicating a sophisticated threat actor targeting a specific objective, incorporating social engineering, physical access, and custom tooling to evaluate the effectiveness of detection and response capabilities.

Timeline
8-16 weeks
Team Size
3-5 senior security consultants

Capabilities

Technical Capability Matrix

Network Security Testing
External perimeter assessmentInternal network segmentation reviewFirewall rule analysisActive Directory attack path mappingVPN and remote access security testing
Web and API Security Testing
OWASP Top 10 assessmentBusiness logic vulnerability testingAuthentication and session management reviewAPI security testing (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)OAuth 2.0 and JWT vulnerability assessment
Mobile Application Security
iOS security testingAndroid security testingOWASP MASVS assessmentBinary analysis and reverse engineeringMobile backend API security review
Cloud and Infrastructure Security
AWS security configuration reviewAzure security posture assessmentGCP environment hardening reviewContainer and Kubernetes security testingInfrastructure-as-code security analysis

Engagement Models

How We Engage

Choose the model that fits your programme governance, budget cycle, and team structure.

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Staff Augmentation

Engineers embed directly under your management.

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Dedicated Developers

Full-time team aligned to your product roadmap.

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Managed Teams

End-to-end delivery with SLA-backed outcomes.

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Engineering Pods

Autonomous cross-functional pods per domain.

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Offshore Dev Centre

Permanent engineering base in India. Full IP ownership.

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Build-Operate-Transfer

We build and run it. You take ownership on schedule.

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Our Process

From Discovery to Delivery

1

Scoping and Rules of Engagement

Day 1-2

We conduct a structured scoping workshop to define asset inventory, testing objectives, authorized test types, testing windows, escalation procedures, and compliance requirements that govern the engagement.

2

Reconnaissance and Asset Discovery

Days 3-5

Our consultants perform passive and active reconnaissance to build a comprehensive map of the attack surface, identifying internet-facing assets, technology stack components, and potential entry points before active exploitation begins.

3

Active Vulnerability Assessment

Weeks 2-3

We conduct systematic vulnerability assessment across all in-scope systems using a combination of automated scanning tools and manual analysis techniques calibrated to the specific technology stack and threat model.

4

Penetration Testing and Exploitation

Weeks 3-5

Validated vulnerabilities are actively exploited to confirm exploitability, demonstrate business impact, and identify chained attack paths that could enable an attacker to achieve their objective against the organization.

5

Reporting, Debrief, and Re-Testing

Weeks 6-8

We deliver executive and technical reports with compliance mappings, conduct structured debrief sessions with security and development teams, and perform verification re-testing after remediation to confirm vulnerability closure.

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Security & Compliance

Enterprise-Grade Security by Default

✓ISO 27001 Certified✓SOC 2 Type II Ready✓GDPR Compliant✓DPDP Act Ready✓NDA on Day 1✓MSA Available✓IP Assignment Clauses✓Escrow Options

Governance

Programme Governance

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Formal Rules of Engagement

Every engagement is governed by a signed rules of engagement document defining authorized scope, test types, emergency contacts, and communication protocols that protect both the client and our testing team throughout the engagement.

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Critical Finding Escalation Protocol

Critical and high-severity findings are escalated to the designated security contact within 24 hours of discovery, enabling immediate remediation action rather than waiting for the final report delivery at the end of the engagement.

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Encrypted Communication and Data Handling

All vulnerability data, proof-of-concept evidence, and client information is transmitted through encrypted channels and stored in access-controlled environments. All client data is securely destroyed at the conclusion of the engagement per agreed data handling procedures.

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Detailed Activity Logging

Our consultants maintain timestamped logs of all testing activity throughout the engagement, enabling post-engagement review, incident investigation support if needed, and verification that testing activities remained within the agreed scope.

Team Structure

Your Enterprise Team

Our VAPT practice is staffed by certified penetration testers with backgrounds in offensive security research, security operations, and compliance consulting. Each engagement is led by a senior consultant who owns quality, scope adherence, and client communication, supported by specialists across network, application, mobile, and cloud security disciplines.

✓Lead Penetration Tester
✓Network Security Specialist
✓Web Application Security Consultant
✓API Security Analyst
✓Mobile Security Engineer
✓Cloud Security Architect
✓Red Team Operator
✓Compliance and Reporting Analyst

Project Lifecycle

From Kickoff to Production

01
1 week

Scoping and Kick-Off

Signed rules of engagement, asset inventory confirmation, testing schedule, escalation contact matrix.

02
2-3 weeks

Reconnaissance and Assessment

Asset discovery report, vulnerability scan results, preliminary finding list with severity classifications.

03
2-4 weeks

Penetration Testing

Exploitation evidence, proof-of-concept documentation, attack chain mapping, critical finding escalation reports.

04
1-2 weeks

Reporting and Debrief

Executive summary report, technical findings report, compliance mapping document, remediation priority matrix, debrief session.

05
Ongoing

Remediation Verification

Re-test results report, remediation closure certificates, updated compliance mapping, recommendations for continuous security testing integration.

Case Studies

Enterprise Outcomes

Financial Services

A regional bank needed PCI DSS penetration testing evidence before a card processing certification renewal with a 60-day deadline.

We scoped and executed a full PCI DSS-scoped VAPT covering the cardholder data environment, producing compliance-mapped reports and conducting re-testing within the certification window.

100%PCI DSS certification achieved on schedule
Healthcare

A hospital network discovered that its patient portal API was potentially exposing PHI through broken object-level authorization vulnerabilities.

We conducted an emergency API security assessment following OWASP API Security Top 10 methodology, identified the authorization flaw chain, and supported the development team through remediation and verification re-testing.

$2.1Mestimated breach cost avoided through early detection
E-commerce

A high-growth e-commerce platform wanted to validate its cloud security posture across AWS before processing peak transaction volumes.

We delivered a cloud security review and external penetration test, identifying 14 high-severity misconfigurations including publicly accessible S3 buckets and overly permissive IAM roles that were remediated before peak traffic season.

14critical cloud misconfigurations remediated pre-launch

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Frequently Asked Questions

A vulnerability assessment systematically scans and catalogs known weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications without actively exploiting them. A penetration test goes further by simulating real-world adversarial techniques to confirm exploitability, chain vulnerabilities together, and demonstrate the actual business impact of a successful attack. Most compliance frameworks and security best practices require both disciplines to be conducted together as a VAPT engagement. Our engagements deliver both outputs in a single coordinated exercise, ensuring organizations receive a complete picture of their security posture rather than isolated snapshots.
PCI DSS mandates annual penetration testing and quarterly vulnerability scans for all entities processing cardholder data, including both internal and external network segments. ISO 27001 requires organizations to conduct systematic information security risk assessments, and VAPT findings directly feed the risk treatment plan required under Annex A controls. SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria demand that organizations identify, assess, and address security vulnerabilities, making documented VAPT reports essential audit evidence. Our deliverables are structured to map findings and remediation evidence directly to the relevant control references in each framework, reducing the effort required during audits.
Our web application penetration testing follows the OWASP Testing Guide and covers all OWASP Top 10 vulnerability categories, including injection flaws, broken authentication, sensitive data exposure, XML external entities, broken access control, security misconfiguration, cross-site scripting, insecure deserialization, known vulnerable components, and insufficient logging. Beyond automated scanning, our consultants manually test business logic vulnerabilities that scanners routinely miss, such as privilege escalation through application workflow manipulation or insecure direct object references hidden behind complex authorization schemes. We also assess authentication strength, session management controls, and input validation across all application entry points.
APIs present a distinct attack surface because they often expose raw business logic, handle machine-to-machine authentication, and operate without the browser-level controls that partially mitigate some web vulnerabilities. Our API security testing follows the OWASP API Security Top 10 and covers broken object level authorization, broken user authentication, excessive data exposure, lack of resources and rate limiting, broken function level authorization, mass assignment, security misconfiguration, injection, improper assets management, and insufficient logging. We test REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and SOAP endpoints, reviewing authentication token handling, rate limiting enforcement, and whether internal API endpoints are inadvertently exposed to external consumers.
Our network penetration testing covers both external perimeter assessments and internal network segmentation reviews. External assessments enumerate all internet-facing assets, identify exposed services, test firewall rule effectiveness, and attempt to gain unauthorized access through public-facing infrastructure. Internal assessments simulate a scenario where an attacker has gained a foothold inside the network, testing lateral movement opportunities, Active Directory misconfigurations, privilege escalation paths, and the effectiveness of network segmentation controls. We deliver a prioritized finding list with CVSS scores, proof-of-concept evidence, and remediation guidance tailored to the specific network architecture.
A red team engagement is a goal-based adversarial simulation designed to test the effectiveness of an organization's people, processes, and technology controls against a realistic threat actor. Unlike standard VAPT, which aims to find as many vulnerabilities as possible, a red team exercise defines a specific objective - such as exfiltrating sensitive data or compromising a critical system - and uses a limited set of known vulnerabilities to achieve it while avoiding detection. Red team exercises evaluate detection and response capabilities, not just preventive controls. Engagements typically span weeks to months and may incorporate social engineering, physical access attempts, and custom tooling to replicate the techniques of sophisticated threat groups relevant to the client's industry.
Our mobile application security testing covers both iOS and Android platforms and follows the OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide. We assess applications in both static and dynamic modes: static analysis reviews the application binary, decompiled source code, and embedded configuration files for hardcoded credentials, insecure data storage, and cryptographic weaknesses; dynamic analysis tests runtime behavior including inter-process communication, network traffic encryption, and authentication token handling. We also evaluate the security of the backend APIs the mobile application communicates with, as mobile-specific vulnerabilities frequently reside in the server-side logic rather than the client application itself.
Our cloud security review assesses identity and access management configuration, storage bucket permissions, network security group rules, logging and monitoring completeness, encryption at rest and in transit, secrets management practices, and the security of serverless and container workloads. We review infrastructure-as-code templates for security misconfigurations that may be deployed at scale, and we assess whether cloud-native security services such as AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender, or GCP Security Command Center are fully enabled and properly configured. Where cloud environments host regulated data, we map findings to the shared responsibility model to clarify which controls are the organization's obligation versus the cloud provider's.
We offer three primary engagement models: a targeted assessment focused on a single application or network segment, typically completed in two to three weeks; a comprehensive enterprise VAPT covering multiple attack surfaces across an organization, spanning four to eight weeks; and a continuous security testing retainer where our consultants conduct rolling assessments as new systems are developed or deployed. The right model depends on the scope of assets, compliance timelines, and the maturity of the organization's existing security program. We begin each engagement with a scoping call to define objectives, establish rules of engagement, and agree on testing windows that minimize disruption to production systems.
Before any active testing begins, we establish a formal rules of engagement document that defines which systems are in scope, what types of tests are authorized, and what testing windows are permitted. Aggressive or potentially disruptive tests such as denial-of-service simulations or exploitation of vulnerabilities that could cause system instability are only conducted in non-production environments unless the client explicitly authorizes otherwise. Our consultants maintain continuous communication with the client's security and operations teams throughout the engagement so that any unexpected activity can be quickly coordinated and distinguished from genuine incidents. We also maintain detailed logs of all testing activity to support post-engagement review.
Our deliverables include an executive summary report written for business and board-level stakeholders that articulates the overall risk posture and the potential business impact of identified vulnerabilities without technical jargon. We also provide a detailed technical report containing full finding descriptions, CVSS scores, proof-of-concept evidence, affected system details, and step-by-step remediation guidance for each vulnerability. For compliance-driven engagements, we provide a compliance mapping document that cross-references each finding and remediation action to the relevant framework control. We conduct a debrief session with the security and development teams to walk through findings, answer questions, and prioritize remediation efforts.
Yes, re-testing is included as a standard component of our VAPT engagements. After the client has had an opportunity to remediate identified vulnerabilities, our consultants conduct a targeted re-test of the specific findings to verify that fixes have been applied correctly and have not introduced new issues. Re-test results are documented in a remediation verification report that can be provided to auditors or regulators as evidence of remediation closure. For organizations with ongoing compliance obligations, we can structure re-testing as a recurring activity tied to scheduled patch cycles or release windows.
We follow a structured responsible disclosure process defined in the rules of engagement before testing begins. Critical and high-severity findings are communicated to the client's designated security contact within 24 hours of discovery, rather than waiting for the final report, so that emergency remediation can begin immediately if required. All vulnerability details are handled under strict confidentiality and transmitted through encrypted channels. Our consultants do not disclose findings to any third party without explicit client authorization, and all data collected during the engagement is securely destroyed according to agreed procedures at the conclusion of the project.
Our penetration testing team holds industry-recognized certifications including Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN), GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT), and Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). Beyond certifications, our consultants bring practical experience from real-world adversarial engagements across financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and technology sectors. We invest in continuous skills development including participation in Capture the Flag competitions, security research, and ongoing training on emerging attack techniques to ensure our methodologies remain current with the evolving threat landscape.
Absolutely. One of the highest-value outcomes of a VAPT engagement is translating findings into systemic improvements in the development process rather than treating security as a point-in-time exercise. We work with engineering and DevSecOps teams to map recurring vulnerability patterns to their root causes in the development lifecycle, whether that is insufficient developer security training, absent automated scanning in the CI/CD pipeline, or inadequate code review processes. We can recommend and help configure static application security testing (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST), and software composition analysis (SCA) tools that detect vulnerability classes before code reaches production. This reduces both the cost and frequency of future VAPT remediation cycles.
Scoping a hybrid environment VAPT requires a structured asset discovery phase that maps the boundaries between on-premises infrastructure, public cloud tenancies, SaaS integrations, and third-party connections before testing begins. We conduct a scoping workshop with the client's architecture and security teams to identify all asset categories, data flows between environments, and trust boundaries that could be leveraged by an attacker to pivot between domains. Based on this discovery, we recommend a phased testing approach that ensures full coverage without overwhelming internal teams or creating extended testing windows that increase operational risk. For particularly large environments, we can deploy multiple testing teams working in parallel across segmented scopes with coordinated reporting.
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