More than just an online business card, web sites (web applications) have become a significant source of direct and indirect revenue for companies today. Additionally, web applications frequently store important client information or other proprietary data. Ensure that your web site doesn't have any hidden vulnerabilities by leveraging a Web Application focused Penetration Test. The goal of the test is to identify potential vulnerabilities and risks that may pose a threat to the organization. Think of this test as your yearly physical with your family doctor.
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Why perform a Web App Penetration Test?
There are several good reasons. But typically companies need to have a web pen test because they are signing up a large client that requires all its third-parties to have a penetration test. Other times, it is because of other regulatory requirements, such as PCI or other industry specific requirement. Sometimes, it is because there is a concern that hackers may get access to their client data.
What does a Web App Penetration Test look like?
After scoping the project, the pentesters are normally provided with credentials to the application so that they can test the parts of the that can only be reached with usernames and passwords. Additionally, if the web application is behind a Web Application Firewall (WAF), the pentester's IP address is white listed. This is because the WAF may interfere with the findings, causing the penetration testers to miss potential vulnerabilities.
Next, the penetration tester will perform a battery of manual and automated tests to identify potential flaws. The comprehensive test should include testing configuration management, identity management, authentication, authorization, session management, input injection, error handling, weak cryptography, business logic flaws, client-side, APIs, and more. In addition to Triton's extensive experience with testing web applications, Triton includes in its web application testing methodology OWASP's Web Security Testing Guide to ensure that each test is very thorough.
The testing process usually takes one to two weeks, depending on the size of the application. Next, the team will write up its recommendations and best practices so that management can understand the risk, and the development team can address the issues. Finally, a close out meeting is scheduled to go over the results and any questions that the teams may have.
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