Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
Find the paths an attacker would take — before an attacker does — and fix what actually matters.
What it is
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing pairs two complementary disciplines. Vulnerability assessment systematically scans and catalogues weaknesses across your estate; penetration testing goes further — skilled testers chain those weaknesses the way a real adversary would, demonstrating actual impact: data accessed, privileges gained, systems controlled.
The output is not a scanner dump. An enterprise-grade VAPT engagement produces evidence of exploitability, business-ranked risk, and a remediation path your engineers can actually execute.
The business case
Why enterprises need it
You can't defend what you haven't measured
Unknown internet-facing assets, forgotten test environments and unpatched services are how breaches begin. Regular assessment keeps your real attack surface — not your assumed one — in view.
Compliance and customers demand proof
ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, RBI/SEBI guidelines and enterprise procurement all require periodic independent testing. A credible VAPT report is now table stakes for closing enterprise deals.
Severity scores lie without context
A 'critical' CVE on an isolated system may matter less than a 'medium' misconfiguration on your identity provider. Exploitation-led testing ranks findings by real business impact, so remediation effort lands where it reduces risk most.
How we deliver
Cloud Armor's approach
Scoping & rules of engagement
We define the target estate — external, internal, web applications, APIs, cloud configuration, wireless, social engineering — with clear rules of engagement, testing windows and safe-handling of production systems.
Methodology-driven testing
Testing aligned to OWASP (WSTG/ASVS, API Top 10), PTES and NIST SP 800-115, executed by experienced testers — automated breadth, manual depth, and exploitation with evidence captured at every step.
Reporting for two audiences
An executive summary that speaks business risk for leadership and auditors, and a technical annex with reproduction steps, evidence and specific remediation guidance for engineers — no filler findings.
Remediation support & retest
We stay engaged through the fix: prioritised remediation workshops, direct support to your engineering teams, and a formal retest that verifies closure — so the report ends in reduced risk, not a shelf document.
Related practice areas
Technologies we deploy
VAPT is a service capability rather than a product resale — testing uses a mixed toolchain (commercial and open-source) selected per engagement. To scope an engagement now, see [VAPT services](/vapt).
Scope a VAPT engagement
A 30-minute conversation with our engineers is usually enough to map your requirement to a concrete plan and honest estimate.