We use controlled, authorized attacks to test the effectiveness of existing security controls and uncover vulnerabilities that malicious actors could exploit. The goal of a penetration test (pen test) is to determine whether unauthorized users can access or impact your systems. Our pen tests use the same tools and techniques that real-world attackers use, focusing on exploiting IT infrastructure, internal services, OS vulnerabilities, application security flaws, and security misconfigurations.
Pen Tests
Our Process
Through interviews and direct observation, our team will define the system boundary by identifying the components that make up the assessed environment. Once the boundary is established, the team will perform technical testing, including configuration reviews, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing, to evaluate security controls. At the end of the assessment you will have a Penetration Report that documents the methods used, summarizes key findings, and captures any required due diligence.
We employ a structured, repeatable approach to deliver thorough assessments with actionable outcomes:
- Planning & Scoping: We begin every engagement by establishing clear objectives, rules of engagement, and scope boundaries. This phase defines the target application surface, authentication requirements, and critical business logic flows that need attention.
- Reconnaissance & Enumeration: Our testers map the full attack surface using OSINT techniques, DNS enumeration, subdomain discovery, and passive fingerprinting. We identify technologies, exposed endpoints, third-party integrations, and authentication mechanisms.
- Vulnerability Scanning & Analysis: Automated scans are run alongside manual analysis to identify OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, outdated libraries, exposed admin panels, and security header gaps. Every finding is triaged by severity.
- Manual Exploitation & Validation: Experienced testers attempt to manually exploit identified weaknesses — including SQLi, XSS, CSRF, IDOR, broken authentication, and business logic flaws — to demonstrate real-world impact without causing harm to production systems.
- Reporting & Remediation Guidance: Every engagement concludes with a comprehensive report — an executive summary for leadership and a technical deep-dive for developers. Each finding includes CVSS scoring, proof-of-concept, and prioritized remediation steps.
Our Philosophy
Vaultes treats each engagement as a fluid entity. We use a standard base of tools and techniques from which we have built our own unique methodology. Our security experience has taught us that mixing offensive and defensive philosophies is the key for standing against threats.
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