Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing
Understand where your environment is exposed, determine which weaknesses can create real risk, and get a clear path to remediation. Epicarp delivers structured VAPT across web applications, mobile applications and internal & external network infrastructure.
Discover, analyse and classify security weaknesses across the defined attack surface.
Controlled testing to validate exploitability, attack paths and potential business impact.
Finding a weakness is only the starting point.
Vulnerability assessment identifies potential security weaknesses across the agreed environment. Penetration testing goes further by examining whether those weaknesses can be practically exploited and what the resulting security impact could be. Together, they turn technical findings into meaningful security decisions.
Security testing where you need it.
Every environment presents a different security challenge. Select the area you want assessed and explore the typical security coverage included within that engagement. Web, Mobile and Network VAPT are independent services and can also be combined when broader security coverage is required.
Start with one assessment area or combine multiple VAPT services based on your technology environment, business exposure and security priorities.
Web Application & API VAPT
Assess web applications, business portals and supporting APIs for vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorised access, expose sensitive information, manipulate application behaviour or abuse critical business processes.
What we assess
Typical Assessment ScopePotential weaknesses are investigated and, where permitted, safely validated to understand realistic exploitability and potential impact.
Findings include technical evidence, risk context and practical remediation recommendations for addressing identified weaknesses.
Mobile Application VAPT
Assess Android and iOS applications across application storage, authentication, backend communication, runtime behaviour, platform interaction and application resilience.
What we assess
Typical Assessment ScopeMobile testing considers the application within its wider device, platform and backend communication environment.
Findings provide evidence, impact context and remediation recommendations for application and engineering teams.
Network VAPT
Assess internal or internet-facing network infrastructure for exposed services, vulnerable systems, insecure configurations and potential attack paths through the environment.
What we assess
Typical Assessment ScopeInternal and external network testing can be performed independently or combined based on the security objective.
Findings identify vulnerable assets, risk priorities and recommended controls for strengthening the network environment.
From defined scope to verified closure.
A VAPT engagement should be controlled, repeatable and evidence driven. Epicarp follows a structured assessment journey that begins by defining the environment, validates meaningful weaknesses and supports remediation through to retesting. The exact testing activities are adapted to Web, Mobile or Network VAPT.
Security testing with a clear beginning, boundary and outcome.
VAPT is not simply a sequence of scanning tools. The engagement combines defined scope, technical assessment, manual validation, risk analysis and verification.
The overall journey remains consistent, while specific techniques change based on the selected Web, Mobile or Network VAPT service.
Define applications, infrastructure, IP ranges, users, test windows, exclusions and permitted activities before assessment begins.
Identify accessible applications, services, endpoints, infrastructure, technologies and other relevant entry points within scope.
Apply appropriate automated and manual assessment techniques to identify vulnerable components, insecure configurations and potential weaknesses.
Investigate identified weaknesses and, where permitted, safely validate whether they can be exploited and what level of access may be achievable.
Evaluate severity, exploitability, affected assets and potential technical or business impact to support meaningful prioritisation.
Document confirmed findings with supporting evidence, affected areas, risk context and practical remediation recommendations.
Reassess remediated findings within the agreed scope to confirm whether identified weaknesses have been effectively addressed.
Findings that lead to clear action.
A useful VAPT report should do more than list vulnerabilities. It should explain what was identified, where the issue exists, how meaningful the exposure is and what your technology team should do next. Epicarp structures findings around evidence, risk, remediation and verification.
Technical detail for engineers. Context for decision-makers.
The VAPT deliverable is designed to support both remediation teams and stakeholders who need a clear view of the organisation's security exposure.
The assessment should not end with the report.
After remediation, selected findings can be retested within the agreed scope to determine whether the identified weakness has been effectively addressed and update its closure status.
Questions before you test your security.
Practical answers around VAPT scope, testing boundaries, production safety, findings, remediation and verification.
Understanding VAPT
01 What is VAPT and why does our organisation need it?
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing helps organisations identify security weaknesses and understand which exposures may create meaningful risk.
Vulnerability assessment identifies potential weaknesses, while controlled penetration testing goes further by validating selected vulnerabilities, attack paths and potential impact within the agreed scope.
02 Is vulnerability assessment the same as penetration testing?
No. They are related but serve different purposes.
Identify weaknesses
Discover vulnerable components, insecure configurations, exposed services and other potential weaknesses.
Validate risk
Where permitted, investigate whether selected weaknesses can be practically exploited and understand their potential impact.
03 How often should VAPT be performed?
The appropriate frequency depends on the organisation's technology environment, exposure, business risk and how frequently systems or applications change.
Security testing may be considered after significant releases, infrastructure changes, new internet-facing services, major security changes or as part of a periodic security assurance programme.
A rapidly changing application or infrastructure environment may need assessment more frequently than a relatively static environment.
04 Can VAPT be performed for small and mid-sized organisations?
Yes. VAPT does not need to begin as a large enterprise-wide exercise.
The engagement can focus on the assets that matter most — such as an internet-facing application, API, mobile application, selected public IP addresses or critical network infrastructure.
Additional assessment areas can then be added as the organisation's security requirements evolve.
What can be tested
05 What types of environments can Epicarp assess?
VAPT can be scoped around different technology environments depending on your requirement.
Web applications, portals, business applications and APIs.
Mobile application, storage, runtime and backend communication.
Internal and external networks, servers, services and infrastructure.
06 Can Web, Mobile and Network VAPT be performed separately?
Yes. Web Application & API VAPT, Mobile Application VAPT and Network VAPT can be commissioned independently.
They can also be combined when your security requirement spans multiple technology environments.
The engagement should be based on your actual technology environment and security priorities rather than applying unnecessary testing everywhere.
07 What is the difference between internal and external Network VAPT?
Internet-facing exposure
Assesses authorised public-facing IP addresses, services and perimeter infrastructure from an external attacker perspective.
Internal exposure
Assesses selected systems, services, trust boundaries and potential attack paths from within the authorised internal network.
08 What information is required before VAPT begins?
Requirements vary depending on the selected VAPT service, but the preparation stage normally establishes:
These details are agreed as part of the engagement scope before testing begins.
Testing with defined boundaries
09 Can VAPT be performed without disrupting our production environment?
VAPT should be performed within agreed boundaries and with consideration for the operational sensitivity of the target environment.
Before testing begins, the scope, permitted activities, restrictions, test window, exclusions and escalation contacts should be agreed.
Testing cannot be treated as completely risk-free. The engagement should be planned and controlled according to the sensitivity of the environment.
10 What are Rules of Engagement?
Rules of Engagement establish the operating boundaries for the assessment before testing begins.
This helps ensure that testing remains focused on the intended environment and security objective.
11 Do you require privileged access to perform VAPT?
Not necessarily. The required access depends on the type of assessment and the agreed testing perspective.
Some assessments may begin without authentication, while others may use standard-user or authorised test accounts to assess authentication, authorisation, application roles and protected functionality.
Any credentials required for the engagement should be purpose-specific and handled as sensitive information.
12 How is confidential information handled during the assessment?
Assessment information should be shared only with authorised stakeholders and handled in accordance with the agreed engagement and confidentiality arrangements.
This includes credentials, technical evidence, screenshots, vulnerability details, architecture information and final reports.
A detailed security report can reveal information about weaknesses in the environment and should therefore be protected appropriately.
Moving from finding to closure
13 What does the VAPT report include?
A useful VAPT report should provide enough information for management to understand exposure and for technical teams to act.
What was observed.
Why the weakness matters.
How it should be prioritised.
What should change.
14 How are vulnerabilities prioritised?
Prioritisation should consider more than the number of vulnerabilities discovered.
Relevant factors can include severity, exploitability, exposure, affected assets, potential impact and the business context of the system.
The objective is to help teams focus remediation effort on the weaknesses that create the most meaningful risk.
15 Can Epicarp help us understand the findings and remediation priorities?
Yes. The value of VAPT comes from converting technical findings into clear remediation priorities.
Epicarp can help your application, infrastructure or security teams understand the findings, associated risk context and recommended remediation direction.
Implementation ownership may remain with the relevant customer technology team depending on the affected system.
16 Do you perform retesting after vulnerabilities are remediated?
Yes. Retesting helps verify whether the identified weaknesses have been effectively addressed.
The retest normally focuses on the relevant findings from the original assessment and records whether they are resolved, partially resolved or remain open.
Scope the VAPT your environment actually needs.
Start with the application, mobile platform or infrastructure environment that matters most to your organisation. Epicarp can help define the assessment scope, testing approach and engagement boundaries before testing begins.