VAPT Services Built on Process, Platform, and Proof — Not Individual Heroics

Vulnerability assessment identifies and classifies security weaknesses using automated scanning and manual enumeration, while penetration testing actively exploits those vulnerabilities to determine real-world business impact. VAPT combines both approaches — automated scanning for baseline detection and deep manual testing for business logic flaws, authorization bypasses, and multi-step exploitation paths that scanners cannot identify.

A typical web application VAPT follows an 8 to 12 business day cycle, including kickoff, application mapping, manual testing, automated scanning, multi-layer quality review, and report delivery. Complex applications with extensive modules or large API surfaces may require longer timelines. Network assessments vary based on the number of IP addresses and segments in scope. Lemon enforces daily progress tracking so timelines are transparent throughout.

Typical requirements include IP whitelisting for our testing infrastructure, directory listings, server logs, application route files, test accounts with credentials for different user roles, and API documentation where available. For network VAPT, we need network topology details and VPN access for internal assessments. All artifacts are managed securely through Lemon with full traceability.

Yes, Security Brigade has been CERT-In empanelled since 2008, making it one of the earliest cybersecurity firms in India to receive this designation. CERT-In empanelment is mandatory for security audits of government and critical infrastructure systems, and is increasingly required by RBI-regulated entities, SEBI-regulated firms, and enterprises with compliance-driven procurement policies.

Automated scanners focus on pattern-based vulnerabilities like injection flaws and misconfigurations but miss the issues that cause real breaches — business logic flaws, workflow manipulation, transaction abuse, and privilege escalation through logic errors. Security Brigade uses automated scanners for baseline detection while the core assessment is deep manual testing by experienced security professionals. Our AI validates that coverage is complete and our L1/L2/L3 review ensures every finding is accurate.

Security Brigade designed its methodology to eliminate dependency on individual tester skill. Lemon defines testing workflows based on application fingerprinting, enforces artifact collection, and standardizes milestones. Every engagement undergoes three levels of review: L1 Auditor performs testing, L2 Senior Consultant validates coverage, and L3 Security Architect performs final quality assurance. No report is delivered without L3 sign-off.

Yes, Security Brigade regularly performs VAPT engagements aligned with RBI cyber security guidelines, SEBI system audit requirements, PCI DSS penetration testing mandates, ISO 27001 control validation, and SOC 2 readiness assessments. Reports are structured to map findings to specific compliance control frameworks, making them directly usable for audit submissions and regulatory reporting.

You receive an executive report with risk overview and business impact analysis for leadership teams, and a technical report with full vulnerability descriptions, step-by-step proof-of-concepts using Burp Suite and cURL, annotated screenshots, CVSS severity ratings, and technology-specific remediation guidance with code examples. You also get real-time dashboard access, application flow mind maps, and a security assessment certificate upon remediation completion.

Yes, multiple rounds of retesting are included in standard VAPT engagements. Development teams can verify fixes iteratively as vulnerabilities are resolved. Lemon tracks the entire vulnerability lifecycle — original finding, remediation status, and retesting results — so teams can confirm whether each issue has been successfully resolved. Remediation walkthrough sessions are also available.

Security Brigade has a team of over 150 security professionals including dedicated L1 auditors, L2 senior consultants, L3 security architects, project managers, and AI/platform engineers. Team members hold certifications including OSCP, OSCE, CEH, CRTP, and ECPT with 5 to 18+ years of experience. This scale enables multiple concurrent enterprise engagements without quality degradation.

VAPT stands for Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing. It is used in Indian procurement and regulatory documents as a single term, but it describes two distinct exercises: an assessment that enumerates known weaknesses across an estate, and a penetration test in which a tester attempts to exploit them and chain them together. Scoping a "VAPT" without saying how much of each you are buying is the most common reason two quotes for the same work differ by a factor of three.

It depends on who regulates you, and the answer is more specific than most guidance suggests. Banks and larger NBFCs are covered by the RBI Directions, 2026, which require vulnerability assessment at least every six months and penetration testing at least every 12 months for critical systems and those in the DMZ with a customer interface. SEBI CSCRF sets its own cadence for regulated entities. The CERT-In audit regime and PCI DSS Requirement 11.4 each impose testing obligations of their own. For an unregulated Indian company there is no statutory requirement to conduct VAPT — but enterprise customers, cyber insurers and vendor questionnaires increasingly ask for evidence of it, which is why unregulated firms buy it too.