Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT)

A combined security testing service that pairs broad, largely automated vulnerability assessment with targeted manual penetration testing to identify weaknesses, confirm which are exploitable and prioritise remediation.

A vulnerability assessment systematically scans and reviews systems, applications and configurations to produce a broad list of known weaknesses, such as missing patches, outdated components and insecure settings. Penetration testing then takes selected findings and attempts to exploit them manually, removing false positives and showing how weaknesses can be chained into a real compromise. Together, the two approaches combine coverage with depth.

The term VAPT is especially common in India, where organisations commission it as periodic assurance for web and mobile applications, APIs, networks and cloud environments, and before new systems go live. Regulators, auditors and customers often expect evidence of regular independent testing, and the results feed risk registers and remediation plans under frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001 and PCI DSS.

A useful report ranks findings by severity, often using CVSS, explains business impact and gives specific remediation guidance, followed by retesting to confirm fixes. Scope, testing windows and authorisation must be agreed in writing, and production systems require precautions to avoid disruption. Because new vulnerabilities appear constantly, VAPT complements continuous vulnerability management rather than replacing it.

Key points

Vulnerability assessment gives breadth; penetration testing gives depth and proof.
Covers applications, APIs, networks, cloud and mobile targets.
Findings are prioritised by severity and retested after remediation.
Requires written authorisation and an agreed scope.

Where AiVibe comes in

AiVibe's security services include VAPT in black, white, grey box and API formats, alongside code security analysis and compliance gap analysis.

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Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT)

Key points

Where AiVibe comes in

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