VAPT Services India | Penetration Testing Company Delhi
Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing services for Indian enterprises. Network, web, mobile, cloud, API, and OT VAPT by CREST-compliant certified ethical hackers.
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) is not a compliance checkbox — it is a critical security practice that reveals how a real attacker would breach your defences before they actually do. In the modern threat landscape, where new vulnerabilities are discovered daily and attack techniques evolve constantly, periodic VAPT is essential for understanding your true security posture.
At P.J. Networks, we have conducted over 500 VAPT engagements for Indian enterprises across BFSI, IT/ITeS, manufacturing, healthcare, government, and e-commerce sectors. Our team of certified ethical hackers — holding OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, GWAPT, CREST, and CISSP certifications — brings real-world offensive security expertise to every engagement.
Our VAPT methodology goes beyond automated scanning. While we use enterprise-grade tools (Nessus, Burp Suite Professional, Qualys, Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, BloodHound), the real value comes from our manual testing. Our experienced pentesters chain vulnerabilities, find business logic flaws that scanners miss, and demonstrate real business impact — showing not just what’s vulnerable, but what an attacker could actually achieve.
We understand the Indian regulatory landscape. Our VAPT reports are structured to support compliance with RBI Master Direction on Cyber Resilience (mandating annual VAPT for banks and NBFCs), SEBI Cybersecurity Framework, CERT-In empanelment requirements, ISO 27001:2022 (A.8.29, A.8.30), PCI DSS (11.4), and DPDP Act security requirements. Your compliance team can submit our reports to regulators with confidence.
We test everything — network infrastructure, web applications, mobile apps, cloud environments, APIs, wireless networks, OT/SCADA systems, Active Directory, and even your employees through social engineering. Our red team assessments simulate advanced persistent threats to test your detection and response capabilities alongside your technical defences.
Whether you need a standard annual VAPT for compliance or a comprehensive red team assessment to truly test your security posture, P.J. Networks delivers results that are professional, practical, and actionable. Our commitment: we don’t just find vulnerabilities — we help you fix them.
Key Features & Capabilities
Network VAPT
External and internal network penetration testing covering perimeter firewalls, routers, switches, servers, and endpoints. Real-world attack simulation including port scanning, service enumeration, vulnerability exploitation, lateral movement, and privilege escalation.
Web Application VAPT
Deep-dive web application penetration testing following OWASP Top 10 (2021) and WASC classifications. Manual and automated testing covering injection flaws, XSS, CSRF, authentication bypass, authorisation flaws, and business logic vulnerabilities.
Mobile Application VAPT
Android and iOS application security testing covering client-side vulnerabilities, insecure data storage, insecure communication, authentication and authorisation flaws, cryptographic weaknesses, and reverse engineering resistance assessment.
Cloud VAPT
Specialised cloud penetration testing for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments including IAM privilege escalation, S3/Blob/Storage bucket security, container/ Kubernetes security, serverless function assessment, and cloud configuration review.
API Security Testing
REST, SOAP, GraphQL API security testing covering authentication and authorisation, injection attacks, mass assignment, rate limiting, input validation, sensitive data exposure, and API-specific OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
OT/SCADA VAPT
Industrial control system security testing for PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, SCADA servers, and engineering workstations. Protocol fuzzing, Modbus/DNP3/IEC 61850 security testing, and Purdue model segmentation assessment.
Internal Infrastructure VAPT
Internal network assessment simulating an attacker who has already gained access to your network. Domain controller compromise, Active Directory attacks (Kerberoasting, Pass-the-Hash, DCSync), lateral movement techniques, and privilege escalation path identification.
Wireless VAPT
Wireless network security assessment covering WPA2/WPA3 encryption analysis, rogue AP detection, deauthentication attacks, evil twin attacks, wireless client isolation testing, and Bluetooth security assessment.
Active Directory Security Assessment
Comprehensive AD security review covering domain configuration, group policy analysis, privilege escalation paths, Kerberos attack surface, service account security, LDAP security, and AD certificate services assessment.
Social Engineering Testing
Phishing simulations, pretexting, vishing, and physical social engineering assessments. Tests your human security controls in a controlled, ethical manner with detailed reporting on vulnerabilities and recommendations for improvement.
Source Code Review
Manual and automated source code security review covering OWASP Top 10, CWE/SANS Top 25, and business logic analysis. Detailed findings with code-level recommendations for remediation.
Red Team Assessment
Full-scope red team engagements simulating advanced persistent threat (APT) actors. Multi-vector attacks combining technical exploitation, social engineering, and physical security assessment. Comprehensive reporting with actionable remediation recommendations.
Our Engagement Process
1 Scoping & Intelligence Gathering
We work with your team to define the scope, rules of engagement, exclusions, and success criteria. Passive intelligence gathering is conducted to understand your attack surface without alerting monitoring systems or external parties.
2 Vulnerability Scanning & Analysis
Comprehensive automated scanning using multiple enterprise-grade scanners (Nessus, Qualys, Burp Suite Pro, Acunetix) combined with proprietary tools. Results are analysed to remove false positives and identify high-value targets for exploitation.
3 Manual Penetration Testing & Exploitation
Certified ethical hackers perform manual testing to validate vulnerabilities, chain exploitation paths, and demonstrate business impact. Testing covers OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25, and vendor-specific configurations.
4 Reporting & Remediation Guidance
Detailed vulnerability report with CVSS 3.1 scoring, business impact descriptions, proof of concept (PoC) screenshots, and specific remediation recommendations. Reports are organised by severity and mapped to industry standards.
5 Remediation Verification
After you implement fixes, we perform targeted retesting to verify that vulnerabilities are properly remediated. A final report confirms closure of all findings and includes any residual risk acceptances.
6 Continuous Improvement
Annual or bi-annual VAPT cycles with evolving scope based on changes to your environment. Advisory support throughout the year for new deployments, and integration of findings into your security improvement roadmap.
Frequently Asked Questions
Vulnerability Assessment (VA) is an automated scan that identifies potential vulnerabilities in your systems and provides a list of findings with severity ratings. Penetration Testing (PT) is a manual, human-led process where certified ethical hackers attempt to exploit vulnerabilities to demonstrate real-world business impact. PT validates whether vulnerabilities are actually exploitable and often uncovers complex issues that automated scanners miss, such as business logic flaws, privilege escalation chains, and multi-step exploitation paths.
We recommend comprehensive VAPT at least annually for most organisations, and every six months for high-risk environments (BFSI, fintech, critical infrastructure). Additionally, VAPT is recommended after significant infrastructure changes, major application releases, mergers and acquisitions, and compliance requirement changes. Continuous vulnerability scanning (weekly or monthly) should complement periodic VAPT.
Yes. Our VAPT methodology follows CREST, OWASP, NIST SP 800-115, and PTES standards. Our team includes CREST-registered testers, OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, and GWAPT certified professionals who follow industry-standard methodologies with rigorous documentation and quality assurance processes.
No. We carefully plan all tests to avoid service disruption. For critical production systems, we schedule testing during approved maintenance windows and use controlled exploitation techniques. Our rules of engagement explicitly prohibit operations-disrupting activities (DoS attacks, destructive SQL injection, etc.) unless specifically requested for resilience testing.
A comprehensive report including: executive summary with risk ratings suitable for management and board presentation; detailed findings with CVSS 3.1 scores, CVE references, and OWASP/CWE mapping; proof of concept (PoC) with screenshots and exploitation steps; business impact assessment for each finding; prioritised remediation recommendations with estimated effort; and an executive summary with overall risk profile and strategic recommendations.
A standard external network VAPT for a mid-size organisation takes 3-5 days. Web application VAPT takes 5-10 days depending on application complexity. Mobile application testing takes 5-7 days per platform. Full-scope red team engagements can take 2-4 weeks. We provide a detailed timeline during the scoping phase.
Our VAPT stands out because: we have real-world security operations experience — our pentesters work alongside our SOC team, giving them unique insight into actual attacker TTPs; our reports are practical and actionable, not academic; we provide hands-on remediation support, not just a report; our team averages 10+ years of experience, far above industry average; and we price transparently with no scope creep.
Why Regular VAPT Is Critical for Indian Organisations
Indian regulators increasingly mandate regular vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. RBI’s Master Direction on Cyber Resilience requires banks and NBFCs to conduct VAPT at least annually for critical systems and whenever significant changes are made. CERT-In’s cybersecurity directions require designated organisations to conduct periodic VAPT and report findings. SEBI’s Cybersecurity Framework mandates quarterly vulnerability scanning and annual penetration testing for regulated entities. ISO 27001:2022 requires regular technical vulnerability management (A.8.8) as a core ISMS control.
Beyond regulatory compliance, VAPT provides actionable intelligence about your security posture. Our reports go beyond listing vulnerabilities — they provide business context for each finding, showing what an attacker could actually achieve by exploiting the vulnerability. This business impact perspective helps your management understand the real risk to the organisation and make informed decisions about remediation investments.
The frequency of VAPT should be driven by risk, not just compliance. We recommend a risk-based cadence: critical systems (internet-facing applications, payment systems, core banking platforms) should be tested every 6 months; internal infrastructure should be tested annually; new applications should be tested before production deployment; and additional testing should be conducted after major infrastructure changes or following a security incident. Between scheduled VAPT engagements, continuous vulnerability scanning should be in place to identify new vulnerabilities as they emerge.
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