Center of Excellence Security - Application Penetration Testing

Application Penetration
Testing Services

Shield Your Applications – Uncover Vulnerabilities and Protect Web, Mobile, and Cloud Solutions Against Advanced Threats!

Application Penetration Testing at COE Security

At COE Security, our Application Penetration Testing service is designed to uncover and address vulnerabilities within your applications, ensuring they are secure, resilient, and capable of withstanding today’s sophisticated cyber threats. In a world where applications are critical to business success but remain prime targets for attackers, proactive security testing is essential to protect sensitive data, maintain compliance, and safeguard your organization’s reputation. By simulating real-world attack scenarios, our experts identify weaknesses such as authentication flaws, insecure configurations, logic errors, and data exposure risks across web, mobile, cloud, and API-based applications. Leveraging industry-leading tools and methodologies, we deliver detailed insights and actionable recommendations to help you remediate vulnerabilities and strengthen your security posture.

Our Approach

Information Gathering and Reconnaissance: We gather data about the application, performing passive and active reconnaissance to identify open ports, services, and potential entry points.
Threat Modeling and Vulnerability Identification: We analyze the application’s structure and business logic, identifying potential vulnerabilities like SQL injection, XSS, and authentication issues through automated tools and manual testing.
Exploitation of Identified Vulnerabilities: We attempt controlled exploitation of vulnerabilities to assess their impact, simulating real-world attacks to test access control, data exfiltration, and privilege escalation.
Post-Exploitation Analysis and Persistence: After gaining access, we analyze how attackers could maintain control, escalate privileges, and extract sensitive data, evaluating the long-term risks to the system.
Reporting and Remediation Guidance: We provide a detailed report outlining vulnerabilities, exploitation results, and remediation recommendations, offering clear, actionable steps to strengthen application security.

Code Assisted

Business Logic Flaws

Indepth Validation

API security

Application Penetration Testing Process

Our established pentest methodology delivers comprehensive testing and actionable recommendations.

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Threat Model

Active Testing

Business Logic Analysis

Reporting

Key Features of Application Penetration Testing

Identifies security vulnerabilities across web, mobile, cloud, and API-based applications.
Simulates realistic attack scenarios to uncover potential entry points.
Provides expert recommendations to enhance application security posture.
Delivers detailed, prioritized reports with actionable remediation guidance.
Utilizes a hybrid approach combining automated tools and manual testing for accuracy.

Tests APIs for weaknesses in authentication, authorization, and data handling.
Ensures compliance with industry standards such as OWASP, PCI DSS, GDPR, and CCPA.
Conducts zero-downtime testing to ensure minimal disruption to operations.
Offers post-testing validation to confirm successful remediation of vulnerabilities.
Customizes testing methodologies to align with your specific business and technical requirements.

Five areas of Application Penetration Testing

Mobile Application

Mobile Application Penetration Testing service is tailored to secure your iOS and Android applications against evolving threats. We analyze vulnerabilities such as insecure data storage, weak encryption, improper session management, and API misconfigurations. Our testing process combines dynamic analysis, reverse engineering, and real-world attack simulation to uncover security gaps. To assist your development team, we provide detailed remediation steps, including code snippets and secure coding best practices, ensuring vulnerabilities are resolved effectively. With our expertise, you can deliver safe, high-performing mobile applications that protect user data and maintain trust.

Web Application

Web applications are a prime target for attackers, making their security a critical priority. Our Web Application Penetration Testing service identifies vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), broken authentication, and misconfigured security headers. Using a combination of automated tools and manual testing, we thoroughly assess your application based on OWASP Top 10 guidelines and beyond. Post-assessment, we provide actionable insights, detailed remediation guidance, and secure code snippets to address identified issues. Our goal is to help you fortify your web applications against potential exploits while enabling a secure user experience.

Thick Client

Thick client applications, often used in enterprise environments, pose unique security challenges. Our Thick Client Penetration Testing service evaluates vulnerabilities in both the client-side application and its interaction with backend servers. We focus on issues such as insecure local data storage, improper authentication, reverse engineering risks, and network-level attacks. Our experts identify weaknesses and provide developers with clear remediation steps, including code examples to mitigate risks efficiently. This ensures that your thick client applications remain secure, stable, and compliant with industry standards.

API Security

APIs are the backbone of modern applications, facilitating data exchange and integration, but they also introduce potential vulnerabilities. Our API Security Testing service assesses your APIs for flaws such as broken authentication, excessive data exposure, and improper access controls, following OWASP API Security Top 10 guidelines. We conduct rigorous endpoint testing to identify risks and provide detailed recommendations for securing your APIs. Along with prioritized findings, we offer tailored code snippets and best practices to help your team address vulnerabilities effectively. With our expertise, your APIs will be robust, scalable, and resistant to malicious exploitation.

Firmware Security

Firmware forms the foundation of hardware functionality and is increasingly targeted by attackers. Our Firmware Security Testing service focuses on identifying vulnerabilities such as insecure boot processes, hardcoded credentials, and unprotected firmware updates. We analyze firmware binaries, configuration files, and underlying code to detect and address risks. To support your engineering team, we provide actionable remediation insights and secure coding recommendations, ensuring your firmware is resilient against both known and emerging threats. With our assistance, you can safeguard your devices and maintain trust in your hardware solutions.

Advanced Offensive Security Solutions

COE Security empowers your organization with on-demand expertise to uncover vulnerabilities, remediate risks, and strengthen your security posture. Our scalable approach enhances agility, enabling you to address current challenges and adapt to future demands without expanding your workforce.