Automated scanners find the obvious. Attackers find everything else. Secforge's Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing service replicates the methods, tools, and persistence of real-world threat actors — so that the first person to break into your systems is someone working for you.
Every engagement is scoped to your environment, whether that's a fintech payment gateway under RBI scrutiny, a hospital EMR system holding patient records, a chemical plant's operational technology network, or a BPO handling Aadhaar-linked data. We test the actual attack surface your adversaries would target, not a generic template.
Vulnerabilities do not restrict themselves to one layer of your infrastructure. Neither do we.
We map your perimeter and internal network segments for misconfigured firewalls, unpatched services, lateral movement paths, and privilege escalation routes that an attacker — whether external or already inside — could exploit.
OWASP Top 10 and beyond. We test business logic flaws, authentication weaknesses, session handling, input validation, and client-side vulnerabilities across your web portals and mobile apps. Particularly relevant for fintech platforms and digital health tools where user data is at stake.
Your API layer is where modern applications are most exposed. We test REST and GraphQL endpoints for broken object-level authorisation, excessive data exposure, and insecure configurations. Cloud reviews cover AWS, Azure, and GCP — IAM policies, storage permissions, network security groups, and logging gaps.
For manufacturing and chemical sector clients, we test Operational Technology environments separately from IT — assessing SCADA systems, PLCs, HMI interfaces, and IT-OT boundary points where a breach in corporate IT could cascade into physical process disruption.
What You Receive After Every Engagement
a board-ready overview with findings mapped by business impact and exploitability, not just CVSS scores
every finding documented with reproduction steps, screenshots, and tool output so your development team can validate and fix
sequenced by criticality so your team addresses the vulnerabilities that pose the greatest real-world risk first
once fixes are deployed, we retest to confirm closures, giving you documented proof of remediation for auditors
RBI’s Cyber Security Framework requires regulated entities to conduct VAPT on critical systems at least annually, with additional testing after significant changes. SEBI’s Circular on Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF) sets equivalent expectations for stockbrokers and asset managers. Our fintech VAPT engagements are designed to satisfy both.
We test your payment processing APIs for broken authentication and injection vulnerabilities, your KYC portals for data exposure risks, and your mobile banking applications for session hijacking and insecure data storage. Every finding is cross-referenced against RBI and SEBI control requirements so that your VAPT report is usable in regulatory submissions — not just an internal technical exercise.
Patient data is among the most sensitive information an organisation can hold, and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 treats its exposure as a notifiable breach. Hospital management systems, EMR platforms, laboratory portals, and telemedicine APIs each carry distinct vulnerability profiles.
We test for authentication weaknesses in multi-tenant healthcare platforms, authorisation flaws that could allow one patient to access another’s records, and insecure integrations between clinical systems and third-party diagnostics or insurance portals. We also review how health data is transmitted and stored, identifying gaps before they become reportable incidents under the DPDP rules.
In a manufacturing environment, a compromised workstation is not just a data problem — it can be a safety problem. The convergence of IT and OT networks means that vulnerabilities in enterprise systems can provide pathways into production control environments where the consequences of a breach go well beyond financial loss.
Our OT-specific testing is conducted using non-intrusive methodologies designed to identify risk without causing operational disruption. We assess IT-OT boundaries, remote access configurations, historian servers, and engineering workstations. For listed manufacturers, we also review cybersecurity controls against SEBI’s LODR requirements where applicable.
BPOs sit at the intersection of multiple clients’ data estates. An IRDAI-regulated insurance outsourcer or an entity processing Aadhaar-linked KYC data carries regulatory obligations that extend beyond general data protection — they are subject to specific frameworks governing outsourced IT and data handling.
We test the shared infrastructure that serves multiple clients, focusing on tenant isolation, access control segregation, and the security of data pipelines that move sensitive information between client systems and BPO environments. Aadhaar authentication services must meet UIDAI’s technical security requirements, and our VAPT scope addresses those explicitly.
This service supports compliance with:
| Regulation / Standard | Applicable Sector | What VAPT Satisfies |
|---|---|---|
| RBI Cyber Security Framework | Banks, NBFCs, Fintechs | Annual VAPT on critical systems, application security testing |
| SEBI CSCRF | Stockbrokers, AMCs, Exchanges | Periodic vulnerability assessment and penetration testing mandates |
| ISO 27001:2022 — Annex A.8 | All sectors | Controls 8.8 (vulnerability management) and 8.29 (secure development testing) |
| PCI DSS v4.0 — Req. 11 | Card payment processors | Internal and external penetration testing, vulnerability scanning |
| DPDP Act 2023 | All data fiduciaries | Technical security measures for personal data protection |
| UIDAI Aadhaar Regulations | KYC / Authentication firms | Security audit of Aadhaar data vault and authentication API |
We define target systems, test windows, acceptable risk thresholds, and communication protocols — in writing, before a single packet is sent.
We identify your actual attack surface — not just what you think is exposed. Passive and active reconnaissance informs a threat model specific to your sector and technology stack.
Automated scanning supplemented by manual expert analysis. Automated tools produce noise; our analysts separate signal from noise and identify logical flaws that scanners miss entirely.
We exploit confirmed vulnerabilities — safely and within agreed scope — to demonstrate real-world impact. A vulnerability with a proof-of-concept is worth far more to a developer than a theoretical risk rating.
Two reports in one engagement: the executive brief for leadership and the technical report for your engineering team. We walk both teams through findings in a debrief call.
Our team is available during your remediation window to answer developer questions. The retest confirms fixes are effective — and updates your documentation for audit purposes.
