Types of VAPT Services: Choosing the Right Security Assessment for Your Business Needs by Aadit Technologies

Understanding the Different Types of VAPT

While the core VAPT process (assessment and testing) remains consistent, the targets and methodologies adapt significantly based on the system being evaluated. Here are the primary types of VAPT services Aadit Technologies offers:

1. Web Application VAPT

• What it is: Focuses on identifying security vulnerabilities within web-based applications, including e-commerce sites, customer portals, internal web tools, and web services.
  
  

• Use Cases: Any business with a public-facing website, a web application for internal operations, or an application accessible via a browser.
  
  

• Common Vulnerabilities Targeted: SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Broken Authentication, Insecure Direct Object References, Security Misconfigurations, and more, as outlined by OWASP Top 10.
  
  

• Benefits: Protects sensitive user data, prevents website defacement, secures online transactions, and maintains brand reputation.
  
  

  What is web application penetration testing? It's a deep dive into the code and functionality of your web apps to find exploitable flaws, simulating attacks a malicious actor might use to compromise your site or its data.]

2. Network VAPT

• What it is: Assesses the security posture of your organization's internal and external network infrastructure, including servers, firewalls, routers, switches, and other network devices.

• Use Cases: Businesses with on-premise infrastructure, multiple office locations, or those needing to secure their internal networks from both external and internal threats.

• Common Vulnerabilities Targeted: Open ports, misconfigured firewalls, weak protocols, unpatched systems, exposed services, and default credentials.

• Benefits: Prevents unauthorized network access, stops lateral movement by attackers, secures critical infrastructure, and helps maintain network availability.

3. Mobile Application VAPT

• What it is: Concentrates on uncovering vulnerabilities within mobile applications (iOS and Android) and their backend APIs that could lead to data breaches, unauthorized access, or loss of sensitive information.

• Use Cases: Companies with custom mobile apps for customers or employees, banking apps, health apps, or any app handling sensitive information on mobile devices.

• Common Vulnerabilities Targeted: Insecure data storage, insecure communication, insecure authentication, weak cryptography, and client-side injection.

• Benefits: Protects mobile user data, secures app functionality, complies with mobile security standards, and enhances user trust.

4. Cloud VAPT

• What it is: Evaluates the security of your cloud infrastructure and services hosted on platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), etc. It focuses on configuration weaknesses, access control issues, and insecure deployments within your cloud environment.

• Use Cases: Any organization leveraging cloud services for data storage, application hosting, or infrastructure management.

• Common Vulnerabilities Targeted: Misconfigured S3 buckets, insecure IAM roles, exposed cloud functions, weak network segmentation within the cloud, and unmanaged cloud resources.

• Benefits: Ensures secure cloud adoption, prevents unauthorized access to cloud data, helps maintain compliance in cloud environments, and optimizes cloud security spending.

5. API VAPT

• What it is: Specifically tests the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that enable communication between different software systems and applications. With the rise of microservices and mobile apps, APIs are critical yet often overlooked attack surfaces.

• Use Cases: Businesses with public or private APIs, mobile apps that rely on APIs, or those with complex microservice architectures.

• Common Vulnerabilities Targeted: Broken object level authorization, excessive data exposure, injection flaws, broken function level authorization, and security misconfigurations.

• Benefits: Secures critical data exchange, prevents unauthorized API access, maintains service integrity, and supports secure integration with partners and third-party services.

Do I Need Network VAPT or Application VAPT? (People Also Ask)

This is a common question, and the answer often isn't one or the other – it's usually both.

• Network VAPT focuses on the infrastructure your applications run on (the roads and buildings). If your network is vulnerable, an attacker might bypass application-level controls entirely.

• Application VAPT focuses on the applications themselves (the cars driving on the roads, or the contents within the buildings). Even with a secure network, a flaw in an application can expose data or grant unauthorized access.

The best approach is a comprehensive strategy that covers both your network and all your critical applications. Aadit Technologies can help you assess your entire digital footprint to recommend the most suitable combination of VAPT services.