Web application security testing
Keep your web app and API attack surface secure with Rootshell’s advanced manual and automated web application security testing services. We combine human expertise with the latest cybersecurity technologies to detect vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
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Our web application security testing services
We offer three manual web application security testing assessments and a monthly automated scanning service. All of our services are designed to comply with Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) standards, the industry-recognised guidelines for web app security. As well as web application security testing, we offer mobile application testing (Android and iOS), API application testing, and desktop application testing.
Full OWASP web application assessment (manual)
This is an in-depth, thorough, and detailed web app security assessment. We can carry out an extensive test that seeks to identify the full range of web app vulnerabilities defined within the OWASP testing guide.
Features
- Manual assessment, white box approach
- Compliance-based
- A risk-based approach testing across application content, based on the OWASP full testing guide
- In-depth analysis of authorisation schema and business logic
- Up to three role levels
Benefits
- Fully assess the security posture of your web app
- Fortify your most critical web application
- Gain detailed insights that support your next steps
Essential OWASP Top 10 assessment (manual)
Keeping budget constraints and application criticality in mind, this assessment tests your web applications for OWASP’s top ten most serious software vulnerabilities. We will provide you with a clear overview of the most critical vulnerabilities that could be threatening your organization.
Features
- Manual assessment, white box approach
- Compliance-based
- Most critical OWASP vulnerabilities
- Basic access control testing
- Basic review of session and business logic
Benefits
- Gain rapid, precise, and concise awareness of urgent vulnerabilities
- Carry out high quality assessments with budget or time constraints
- Test multiple web applications cost effectively
Web application penetration testing (manual)
Put your security posture to the test with our web application penetration test. We can attempt to exploit issues within your web application through an uninformed attacker perspective.
Features
- Manual assessment, black box approach
- Vulnerabilities are identified, exploited, and leveraged
- Unauthorised access is demonstrated
Benefits
- Test your defences against a breach
- Uncover weaknesses that traditional assessments may miss
- Improve your security strategy by understanding how threat actors operate
Monthly automated web application vulnerability scanning (automated)
Continuously test your web applications for ultimate security. Our monthly web application vulnerability scanner service gives you peace of mind between standalone assessments by scanning for common web application vulnerabilities on a monthly basis.
Features
- Cloud based platform
- Dynamic reporting
- Monthly scanning
- Manual contextual analysis
- Option to add pen testing hours to allow further manual investigation of issues identified
Benefits
- Protect your web applications year-round with continuous automated scanning
- Maximize budgets with a blended approach
- Reduce time investigating false positives and non-issues with our expert manual reviews
- Vendor agnostic, removing the stress of switching scanning solutions
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Why choose Rootshell’s web application security testing?
Choose our web application security testing services for expert, comprehensive assessments that identify vulnerabilities before they become threats. Our proactive approach ensures your applications are secure, reliable, and compliant with industry standards.
Accredited web application pen testing
We work to a number of internationally recognised accreditations for penetration testing services. Our certified testers carry out your web app penetration tests to the highest technical and ethical standards.
Quality assured
We deliver our web app security testing services to rigorous industry standards, such as Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) guidelines, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES).
Expert advice and support
Our support doesn’t end when your web application security testing does. Our testers will provide you with expert guidance, ensuring you know exactly how to remediate and reduce risk.
How we secure your web application
Web applications are popular targets for threat actors. If exploitable vulnerabilities exist, applications can offer convenient entry points into your organization’s network. This could enable an attacker to steal your organization’s sensitive information or compromise an entire system. Web application security testing services help you identify and remediate issues before they can be exploited.
Manual and automated web application scanning
Automated tools efficiently detect common vulnerabilities across your application, while our skilled security experts manually explore complex areas that automated scans might miss. This dual approach ensures a thorough and accurate assessment, providing you with a complete understanding of your security posture.
Best practice web app security testing
Our testing process adheres to industry-leading best practices, specifically aligned with the OWASP frameworks. By following these guidelines, we ensure that our security testing covers the most critical and current threats facing web applications.
The Rootshell Platform
The Rootshell Platform provides detailed, real-time reports that highlight vulnerabilities, risk levels, and actionable remediation steps, ensuring that your security issues are addressed promptly and effectively.
Recognized industry leader in penetration testing as a service (PTaaS)
What’s included in Rootshell’s web application security testing services?
Your tailored web application security testing package will include in-depth manual testing combined with monthly automated scans so that your defenses remain robust and responsive to new threats in between tests.
Build your package:
- Full OWASP web application assessment (manual)
- Essential OWASP Top 10 assessment (manual)
- Web application penetration testing (manual)
- Monthly automated web application vulnerability scanning (automated)
Plus receive your results an data through The Rootshell Platform
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Frequently asked questions & answers
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What is web application security testing?
Web application security testing is the process of evaluating and analyzing a web application to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers, with the goal of addressing these weaknesses before exploits happen. This testing involves using both automated tools and manual techniques to assess the application’s security, focusing on areas like input validation, authentication, session management, and more.
What are the biggest security threats to web applications and APIs?
The biggest security threats to web applications and APIs include common vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and broken authentication. These threats can lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and the compromise of sensitive information.
What is OWASP?
OWASP stands for the Open Web Application Security Project, which is an organization that sets out best practice guidelines for web application security testing. We deliver web app security testing in line with OWASP frameworks.
Web application vulnerability scanning, security assessment and penetration testing - what’s the difference?
A web application vulnerability scan is an automated tool-based process to identify security issues, but it only detects the presence of vulnerabilities. A penetration test, by contrast, is a manual approach where a tester simulates an attacker to exploit vulnerabilities and assess their severity.
Web application assessments and penetration tests are both manual, but differ in approach: assessments involve logged-in testing (white-box), focusing on session and business logic, while penetration tests adopt an unauthenticated, outsider perspective (black-box) to mimic real-world attacks.
