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Application Penetration Testing Services

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Bishop Fox's Application Penetration Testing hardens your applications against the highest caliber of modern threats, drawing on decades of application security experience to uncover the full spectrum of vulnerabilities, including obscure and overlooked exposures that automated approaches and less experienced assessors cannot match.

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Extend testing across the complete software development life cycle

UNCOVER THE FULL SPECTRUM OF APPLICATION WEAKNESSES BEFORE THEY REACH PRODUCTION.

Driven by customer demand and a never-ending race against the competition, DevOps is under pressure to release applications at record pace. Conducting over 10,000 application security assessments, Bishop Fox is unmatched in our ability to help security and DevOps team address dangerous exposures before they fall into the hands of attackers.

We start with a complete mapping of the attack surface, footprinting every aspect of the application, including analysis of entry points and deconstruction of architecture, configurations, languages, operations, and documented procedures. Turning to our extensive bench of assessors, we carefully select experts experienced in attacking specific application types and programming languages. We apply proprietary hacking tools across a blend of automated and manual review processes, going beyond the OWASP Top 10 to illuminate the full spectrum of issues attackers target in real-world attack scenarios.

We cut through the noise of automated scanning results and generic recommendations so security teams can focus on the details that matter. Arming your security team with prescriptive remediations, all procedures are prioritized against exploitation likelihood and potential business impact. This critical information empowers security and DevOps teams to seamlessly implement tactical and strategic mitigations without impacting the agility and speed of software development.

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BUILD THE SAFEST APPS ON THE PLANET

Put your apps security to the test, ensure compliance, and improve DevSecOps.

We cover the full spectrum of application security testing. From application design processes to deep source code review, we'll help you build safer apps, ensure compliance, and up-level your DevSecOps.

Put your applications to the test.

Bishop Fox's Application Penetration Testing hardens your applications against the highest caliber of modern threats, drawing on decades of application security experience to uncover the full spectrum of vulnerabilities, including obscure and overlooked exposures that automated approaches and less experienced assessors cannot match.

We attack mobile apps just like the bad guys.

We run in-depth manual and dynamic analyses of Android/iOS devices and apps, guided by OWASP testing methodologies. Our zero-, partial-, or full knowledge assessments use industry-standard and internally developed tools in conjunction with expert-guided penetration testing techniques to locate and validate mobile application security deficiencies.

Trust Our Experts to Interrogate Your Code

Bishop Fox’s Secure Code Review combines cutting-edge automation with meticulous manual review ensuring the full spectrum of code-based vulnerabilities are proactively eliminated before attackers have a fighting chance.

APPLICATION PENETRATION TESTING

MOBILE APPLICATION SECURITY ASSESSMENT

SECURE CODE REVIEW

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KEY OUTCOMES

Gain targeted and intelligent insights across your applications' security.

Reveal the Full Extent of Your Application's Attack Surface

On a long enough timeline, attackers will find a way in. Proactively discover susceptible points of entry and keep adversaries on the outside looking in.

Uncover the Full Spectrum of Weaknesses

One missed threat could spell disaster. Illuminate the hard to find and often overlooked issues adversaries know most security reviews will miss.

Address Issues Before They Reach Production

Adversaries have the first-mover advantage. Reclaim the upper hand with proactive identification of issues that can be corrected earlier in the software development life cycle.

Break Free from the Limitations of Automated Testing

Nothing replicates human ingenuity. Identify often overlooked business logic and privilege escalation flaws that require creativity and problem solving only manual review can reveal.

Target Corrective Actions Where It’s Needed Most

Not all security issues are created equal. Act on the ones proven to have the highest likelihood and greatest potential impact to business operations.

Assessments performed by experts

Our consultants have decades of experience testing apps and rely on industry standard methodologies. We do this to ensure breadth of coverage and depth of testing.

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Secure Your Application From the Start

Harden Your Applications Across DevOps

Bishop Fox’s Application Penetration Testing combines cutting-edge automation with meticulous manual review ensuring the full spectrum of application-based vulnerabilities are proactively eliminated before attackers have a fighting chance.

Skilled adversaries don't blindly attack. Neither do our experts.

Simulated Reconnaissance
Recreates the information-gathering techniques of skilled adversaries to uncover possible entry points and initial pathways threat actors could use to their advantage.

Attack Surface Mapping
Deconstructs your application’s architecture, configurations, operations, and documented procedures ensuring attack simulations are applied to your application’s complete attack surface.

Attack Replication
Analyzes applications and their interconnected components using the same tactics, techniques, and procedures observed in real-world scenarios including testing of session management, authorization, authentication, configuration, data validation, and Denial of Service (DOS).

Not all applications are the same. We adapt engagements to meet your demands.

Dynamic Application Coverage
Leverages lessons from thousands of offensive application engagements, enabling review across a diverse range of applications, including web, thick-client, e-commerce, single page applications, APIs, and more.

Diverse Language Coverage
Integrates the shared knowledge of Bishop Fox experts fluent in programming languages such as Python, C, C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, GO, Swift, PHP, Rust, Objective C and more.

Flexible Delivery Models
Aligns the cadence of your testing from point in time to continuous to meet the speed and scale of your application development demands.

Modern adversaries are experts at finding exposures. We’ll reveal the security gaps they aim for.

Balanced Automated and Manual Review
Strategically applies automation at the right places to discover vulnerabilities that are well known while reserving manual review to break down individual components for those hard-to-find weaknesses.

Complete Vulnerability Discovery
Uses industry best practices and battle-tested methodologies to reveal a comprehensive range of vulnerabilities, including the OWASP Top 10.

Automated Code Analysis
Conducts a high-level review of your application’s codebase to identify bugs and security issues, including programming standard violations.

Cutting-edge Hacking Toolsets and Tactics
Leverages Bishop Fox’s proprietary hacking tools and research derived from thousands of application engagements ensuring your applications are assessed against novel security tactics.

Not all findings are high-risk. Target corrective actions where it matters most.

Contextual Attack Insights
Maps the assessor's attack pathways including detailed walk-through of tactics, techniques, and procedures used to gain initial access, traverse interconnected components, and compromise sensitive systems and data.

Exploit Likelihood Analysis
Determines the likelihood of discovered exposures being exercised by an attacker including details on threat-source motivation, nature of the vulnerability, and efficacy of mitigating controls.

Impact Analysis
Demonstrates the potential impact that security gaps have on your organization, going deeper than traditional vulnerability assessments, using classifications for informational, low, medium, high, or critical findings.

Executive and Detailed Findings
Details the engagement process, findings, and recommendations aligned to business and operational objectives in reports tailored to executive and technical audiences.

SEE YOUR APPS THE WAY ATTACKERS DO

COVER THE UNIQUE NATURE OF YOUR SECURITY CHALLENGES

DISCOVER THE FULL RANGE OF APPLICATIONS WEAKNESSES

FOCUS RESOURCES ON CRITICAL APPLICATION RISKS

See How We Partnered with Parrot

Parrot Chooses Bishop Fox for Privacy Audit and Application Penetration Testing

“I wanted to choose a company with deep technical skills that clearly excelled at offensive security. I didn’t want to simply ‘check a box’ when it came to security. We really wanted to show our customers that our products are secure and can be trusted.”

— Victor Vuillard, Chief Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Parrot
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Application Penetration Testing Resources

EXPLORE THE LATEST IN APPLICATION SECURITY

Bishop Fox Methodology

Application Penetration Testing Methodology

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Bishop Fox’s application penetration testing methodology identifies application security vulnerabilities by combining automated and manual testing techniques. Assessments begin by crawling and footprinting the application. Next, the assessment team conducts vulnerability scans with automated tools and manually validates the results...

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Application Penetration Testing Packages Methodology

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Our application penetration testing methodology identifies application security vulnerabilities by combining automated and manual testing techniques. Assessments begin by crawling and footprinting the application.

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Fortifying Your Applications: A Guide to Penetration Testing

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Explore key aspects of application penetration testing, questions to ask along the way, how to evaluate vendors, and our top recommendations to make the most of your pen test based on almost two decades of experience and thousands of engagements.

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Application Penetration Testing Packages Datasheet

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Maximize protection, minimize risk, and scale security testing across your growing application portfolio with our penetration testing packages. With three levels of testing to choose from, you can prioritize risk and improve your security posture by assessing more applications for comprehensive coverage.

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20 Tips on How to Make the Most of Your Penetration Test

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Whether you have conducted many pen tests or are about to engage in your first, this list contains helpful guidance for companies at every stage of security program maturity.

Get to Know Bishop Fox

MEET OUR VP OF DELIVERY, CONSULTING SECURITY SERVICES

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Kelly Albrink

Vice President of Delivery, Consulting Security Services

Kelly Albrink (CCNA CyberOps, GCIH, GSEC, OSCP, GWAPT, Sec+) is the Vice President of Delivery for Consulting Security Services at Bishop Fox. In this role, she oversees the delivery of comprehensive security assessments including red teaming, application penetration testing, cloud penetration testing, network penetration testing, and hardware (IoT) security services.

Kelly has presented at numerous Bay Area security events including Okta's inaugural security conference, Okta Rex, Day of Shecurity, and the DeadDrop San Francisco Meetup. She is a recipient of the SANS CyberTalent Immersion Academy scholarship and is an active CTF participant. Kelly has competed in the NetWars Tournament of Champions, a national invite-only competition that admits only those who have placed highly in regional CTFs.

Beyond her professional responsibilities, Kelly volunteers with her local hackerspace, Noisebridge, where she organizes Infosec Lab Nights and mentors aspiring penetration testers. She holds multiple industry certifications including OSCPGWAPTGCIHGSECCCNA CyberOps, and Security+, demonstrating her commitment to continuous learning and professional development in cybersecurity.

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We'd love to chat about your application penetration testing needs. We can help you determine the best solutions for your organization and accelerate your journey to defending forward.

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