Application Level - Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing

Test Objective 

Conduct a test of the application code for security vulnerabilities which meets OWASP standards and PCI requirements

Audit Serve’s Application Level Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing Methodology 

Step 1: Vulnerability Identification, Analysis and Risk Validation

• Use Qualys WAS tool licensed by Audit Serve to identify known security vulnerabilities and poor system configuration
• Perform analysis of vulnerabilities and determine whether they are false positives based on validation of system configuration
• Conduct interviews with client to discuss use of technology where vulnerabilities discovered to determine residual risk

Step 2: Active Exploitation 

• Use exploitation components of the Qualys WAS tool licensed by Audit Serve
• Run password cracking tools to disclose accounts

Step 3: Remedial Advisory

• Provide guidance on remedial action to reduce risk of vulnerabilities identified to acceptable levels

Audit Serve’s Internet Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Report

Our penetration test report contains two parts:

• An executive summary intended for senior management which highlights the findings and action items from the penetration test
• Detailed findings and action items that describe the vulnerabilities discovered, its impact and how to fix each one

Common Usage of the Service

• Many organizations are required to conduct independent application level penetration tests by various government regulatory agencies and vendor management requirements.

• One of the key requirements of PCI is to perform application level penetration testing.

Contact Mitch Levine at Levinemh@auditserve.com or call (203) 972-3567 to (203) 972-3367 to start the penetration test of your organization.

Cost of Service

The rerun option allows for a subsequent scan to be run after the organization completes the remediation of issues identified during the initial scan.  If the rerun option is selected, the initial deliverable will be a report of issues.  After the rerun is performed, the final report will be issued.