Application Penetration Testing
Identify Real-World Application Risk Before Attackers Do
Critical Assets’ Application Penetration Testing simulates real-world attacks against your web and mobile applications to identify exploitable vulnerabilities, logic flaws, and attack paths that automated scanners miss. Our experts uncover how attackers would actually compromise your applications — and help you fix the issues that matter most.
Why Application Penetration Testing Is Critical
Modern applications are the primary attack surface for most organizations. They handle sensitive data, authenticate users, and integrate with complex APIs, cloud services, and third-party systems.
Automated scanning alone is not enough.
Attackers exploit:
Business logic flaws
Authentication and authorization weaknesses
API misuse and trust boundary failures
Chained vulnerabilities that tools cannot identify
Application penetration testing validates your real security posture by showing what is actually exploitable — not just what is theoretically vulnerable.
What We Test
Our application penetration testing services cover:
Web applications
Mobile applications (iOS and Android)
REST and GraphQL APIs
Authentication and authorization mechanisms
Session management and identity flows
Cloud-hosted and SaaS-based applications
Each engagement is tailored to your architecture, technologies, and risk tolerance.
What You Receive
Every application penetration testing engagement includes:
Executive Summary
A clear, business-focused overview of risk, impact, and prioritization for leadership.
Detailed Technical Report
Step-by-step exploit details
Proof-of-concept evidence
Risk context and severity
Clear remediation guidance for developers
Stakeholder Outbrief
A live walkthrough of findings and recommendations tailored to security, engineering, and leadership teams.
Exportable Findings
Structured vulnerability data for integration with ticketing systems, GRC tools, and security workflows.
Our Application Penetration Testing Approach
Critical Assets combines human-driven adversarial testing with targeted automation to deliver depth, accuracy, and business-relevant results.
Adversary-Driven Testing
We approach every engagement from an attacker’s perspective — focusing on how vulnerabilities can be chained together to achieve meaningful impact, such as data exposure, account takeover, or privilege escalation.
Manual + Automated Techniques
We use automation to increase coverage, then apply expert manual testing to uncover:
Application logic flaws
Access control bypasses
Authentication weaknesses
Insecure integrations and APIs
Misconfigurations in cloud and identity services
Goal-Oriented Assessments
Testing can be scoped against:
OWASP Top 10 / ASVS / MASVS
Custom threat models
Specific business risks or application components
This ensures results align with your actual risk profile, not generic checklists.
Why Organizations Choose Critical Assets
Real-World Exploit Focus
We identify vulnerabilities attackers can actually use — not noisy scanner output.
Human Expertise
Our testers think creatively, chain weaknesses, and uncover subtle issues automation cannot.
Business-Aligned Risk
Findings are prioritized based on impact to your applications, users, and data — not abstract CVSS scores alone.
Enterprise-Ready Delivery
Clear communication, professional reporting, and results that engineering teams can act on immediately.
Application Penetration Testing vs Automated Scanning
Automated ScannersCritical Assets Pen TestingSurface-level findingsDeep, manual exploit discoveryHigh false positivesVerified, exploitable issuesNo logic testingBusiness logic abuse testingLimited contextRisk tied to real impact
If you rely solely on scanners, you’re only seeing part of your risk.
Deep Manual Exploit Discovery
Verified, Exploitable Issues
Business Logic Abuse Testing
Risk Tied to Real Impact
Automated Scanners
Critical Assets Pen Test
Surface Level Findings
High False Positives
No Logic Testing
Limited Context
If you rely solely on scanners, you’re only seeing part of your risk.
Who This Service Is For
Security leaders seeking independent validation
Engineering teams building customer-facing applications
Organizations preparing for audits, compliance, or major releases
Companies protecting sensitive customer or business data
If your applications matter to your business, they should be tested like attackers would test them.