Are VAPT & Pentest the same things or different?

Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT), Penetration Testing & Pentest all are often used interchangeably and are the same things. If you are looking for any of these, Astra Security will be happy to help you with it, we’re the leaders in the space and loved by businesses of all sizes.

Do you fix the found vulnerabilities too?

We do not fix the vulnerabilities. That’s principally against the activity of penetration testing. As a pentest service provider, our job is to find vulnerabilities and verify the fixes implemented by your team. However, we are happy to answer if you have any questions around strategies you are implementing while fixing the vulnerabilities.

Who performs the VAPT/Pentest?

The VAPT/Pentest service is performed by our in-house certified pentesters who have industry standard certifications like OSCP, CEH, CREST, eJPT, AWS etc. Our talented team of pentesters are experts at performing hacker-style pentests, and have 30+ CVEs under their name. They also are active contributors to open source initiatives like the OWASP.

Web Application Pentesting: Find the 80% Scanners Miss

Automated scanners catch the obvious. We simulate real-world attacks to uncover vulnerabilities, test authentication &
business logic flaws, and provide remediation steps with our web application penetration testing services.

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Pentests Done

21 Million +

Vulnerabilities Uncovered

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Web Application Penetration Testing Methodology

Setup & Planning

Outsmarting hackers starts with a solid plan. For this, we define the scope of the engagement based on your application architecture, IT assets, APIs, and authenticated workflows. Together, we also ensure you select the testing approach best suited to your goals: black-box, grey-box, or white-box.

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Reconnaissance & Threat Modeling

We don’t go in blind. Our pentesters gather information about your web application’s attack surface, mapping endpoints, authentication flows, integrations, etc. Generate AI-powered test cases unique to your application and industry to identify blind spots and unique attack vectors that help manual pentesters.

Manual Penetration Test

Our CREST-certified experts manually test your web applications for emerging CVEs, business logic flaws, and authentication weaknesses for complete application security testing. This is when OWASP Testing Guide meets creative chaos to simulate real-world attacks.

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Reporting, Remediation & Certification

Next, get your hands on a detailed, audit-ready penetration testing report designed for both technical teams and business stakeholders. Finding exploits is only half the job, we also provide a video PoC, detailed step-by-step remediation guidance, and two re-scans. Once validated, you'll earn Astra Security's publicly verifiable pentest certificate.

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Continuous Pentesting

The security party doesn't stop! Keep your app safe 24/7 with our DAST scanner and API security platform. Plus, use our PTaaS capabilities to continuously pentest every shiny new feature you build. Because in the world of web apps, security never sleeps.

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Why our web app pentester?

We hired a team that put the ‘ethical’ in ethical hacking. Their idea of a “Fun Friday” is SQL injections.
They break into your system first, so no one else can, and you’re welcome for that.

CVE Hunters: 20+ vulnerabilities discovered and counting

We find the bugs before the bad guys do

Constantly learning, always improving

Our team stays ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of web security

They said, “Get certified”. Our pentesters said, “How many?”

OSCP

CEH

AWS

CCSP

MANY MORE...

Open Source Superheroes

OWASP Top 10 Reviewers

Contributors to OWASP AI Top 10

Contributors to OWASP Web Security Testing Guide

Because we don’t just follow best practices, we help define them

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What's Included in Our Web Application
Penetration Testing Service

Human-led, AI-powered. Not the other way around.

AI-generated test cases that help surface attack vectors and manual pentesters catch business logic flaws.

Compliance? We’ve got you covered.

Reports for multiple audiences

We provide both an executive summary for your CISO and CEO and a comprehensive, audit-ready report for your developers to act on.

CVSS Severity Scoring

Every finding gets a score, so you know what needs to be fixed first and what can wait.

Remediation Guidance that’s not just “Implement Best Practices.”

We produce step-by-step fix instructions. We give you details on what was exploited, how we did it, and how you can fix it.

Proof-of-Concept Videos

Because “trust me, bro” won't cut it. We provide concrete proof that it is exploitable.

Retest what you fixed until it’s actually fixed.

Two manual re-scans are included with our pentest services. Additionally, we include unlimited automated rescans.

Your pentesters are only a text away.

Ask questions mid-engagement about findings, remediations, or just to say hi on our dashboard or Slack. We actually reply.

Trust Center

Verifiable pentest certificates and a shareable security posture page. Because saying your web application is secure is different from proving it.

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Actually Looks Like

CVSS Scoring: Avoid guessing which vulnerability needs to be patched first.

Remediation Steps: Gain step-by-step guidance ranging from business logic flaws to minute code-level fixes.

Executive Summary: Provides an overview of your security posture to CISOs, CTOs, and CEOs for actionable insights

Technical Findings: Covers every vulnerability found with evidence, root cause analysis, impact, and potential loss.

Authentication Testing

Business Logic Test Cases

Reviewing underlying cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Authorization Testing