A customer’s security team is reviewing your app.
Their procurement or security review asks for a recent independent pentest report before they’ll sign or renew. The deal won’t move until you provide one — and you don’t have it.
Manual application penetration testing
Senior engineers manually attack your web application the way a determined adversary would — surfacing the business-logic flaws and attack chains a broad, generalist pentest tends to skim past, so you can ship, sell, and pass audits without the unknowns.
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Sound familiar?
An audit needs an independent application test.
SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, or a sector regulator requires a third-party penetration test of the application. You need a report that passes on first review — without parking the roadmap for weeks.
Your real risk is in the logic, not the code style.
The app does exactly what it was built to do — which is the problem. A user skips a step, replays a request, or accesses what isn’t theirs. That’s not something a checklist-driven test goes looking for.
You ship weekly and assume it’s secure.
The team moves fast and says the product is solid. But no one outside has independently tried to break it — so you don’t actually know what an attacker could exploit between releases.
There’s been an incident — or a close call.
Yours, a near miss, or one in your industry. An internal review patched the obvious — but customers, partners, and investors need an independent report to trust the problem is actually closed.
Your last pentest felt like a checkbox.
You paid, got a PDF of low-signal noise, and engineers ignored most of it. You’re not sure the product is any safer than before you started.
The cost of inaction
94%
of applications tested show some form of broken access control — the flaw class a checklist-driven test consistently underreports and only focused manual work reliably surfaces.
~200 days
is the average time just to identify a breach — long enough for an attacker to quietly reach the data that matters.
1 flaw
in the wrong place — an IDOR, a broken auth check — can expose every customer’s data. You only have to miss one.
What you should test
Deep manual testing of everything your users touch — and everything an attacker can reach behind it.
Black-box
External attacker simulation, starting from what’s publicly visible, with no prior access or knowledge of the app.
Grey-box
Authenticated testing across every user role and permission level, so we exercise the logic and access boundaries a real user — or abuser — would.
Vulnerability classes to hunt
- Business logic abuse
- Broken access control
- IDOR
- Privilege escalation
- Authentication bypass
- Session management flaws
- Account takeover
- Password reset abuse
- MFA bypass
- SSO / SAML / OAuth flaws
- JWT flaws
- Multi-step workflow abuse
- Race conditions
- Mass assignment
- SQL injection
- NoSQL injection
- Command injection
- Template injection (SSTI)
- Reflected XSS
- Stored XSS
- DOM XSS
- CSRF
- SSRF
- XXE
- Insecure deserialization
- File upload abuse
- Path traversal
- Open redirects
- Cryptographic weaknesses
- Information disclosure
- Misconfigurations
- Rate-limiting flaws
Application surface to cover
- Web frontend
- Web backend
- Authentication flows
- Authorization & permission models
- User roles
- Session handling
- Password reset & account recovery
- SSO / OAuth / SAML
- MFA
- Admin panels
- Internal tools & dashboards
- Multi-step business workflows
- File upload & file access
- Payment & checkout flows
- Billing logic
- Search
- Import / export
- Third-party integrations
- Email & notification logic
- Background jobs
- Underlying app APIs
- Client-side logic
- Forgotten / legacy app components
What manual actually means
Most security work stops at finding a vulnerability. We treat that as the starting point.
Example: SQL Injection
Level 1 — Surface
Detect & flag
Typical result for
scanners, freelancers, bug bounty
A scanner flags an SQL injection in a URL parameter. The report lists it as "High". Nothing more.
Level 2 — Standard
Confirm & report
Typical result for
most pentest vendors
A tester confirms the injection, extracts a few user records as proof, writes the finding. Engagement ends.
Level 3 — Deep
Chain & impact
Typical result for
XRAY CyberSecurity
Identify SQLi, extract user records, correlate with credentials from a forgotten backup on a sister subdomain, identify high-value targets, exploit a tenant-isolation flaw, build a custom tool to gain administrative access — and demonstrate the path to compromise your Enterprise customer's data.
Example: Cross-Site Scripting
Level 1 — Surface
Detect & flag
Typical result for
scanners, freelancers, bug bounty
A scanner flags reflected XSS in a search input. Marked as "Medium". Listed.
Level 2 — Standard
Confirm & report
Typical result for
most pentest vendors
A tester confirms the XSS, demonstrates a popup as proof-of-concept showing access to the session token, files the finding. Done.
Level 3 — Deep
Chain & impact
Typical result for
XRAY CyberSecurity
Identify XSS, build a PoC exfiltrating session tokens, deliver to platform users, harvest tokens, pivot through a role-validation flaw to escalate privileges, target admins the same way, steal admin tokens, hijack tenant administration — and demonstrate platform takeover, including the path to compromising Enterprise customers.
Custom chains
Every perimeter has its own attack chain
Yours has its own — possibly several — built into your network topology, exposed services, and identity infrastructure.
Sometimes the chain leads to full compromise. Sometimes your defenses break it midway — and we report exactly where, and why.
Either way: you see what an attacker actually sees.
Not sure what’s in scope for your application? Let’s map out the best fit.
A senior pentester (not a sales rep) will get back to you with an honest read on what would actually be worth testing.
Case studies
From real engagements
A few engagements that show what working with us looks like — at scale, over years, across industries.
Manufacturing · FMCG
Multiple penetration testing engagements for a global food & beverage company in 120+ markets.
Blackbox and Greybox testing across multiple IT services — guaranteeing high protection for consumers, employees, contractors and shareholders while satisfying group-level compliance controls.
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B2B SaaS · LMS
Comprehensive web application pentest backing ISO 27001 certification for a corporate LMS platform.
Blackbox & Graybox testing aligned with OWASP — followed by remediation re-test and a final report that validated security posture for the ISO 27001 audit.
Read case studyWhat you'll receive
Five deliverables — built for the people who'll actually use them: your engineers, your C-level, your auditors, and your insurers.
Want to see what these actually look like?
Real structure, real findings, real format. The same documents your team and your auditors will see.
Interim Urgent Report
When we find Critical, you find out today.
If we discover a Critical-severity vulnerability mid-engagement that needs immediate attention, you get an alert with reproduction steps and recommended actions. We keep testing, you start remediating in parallel. No waiting until the final report.
For
Your engineering team, your CTO
Technical Report
Prioritized findings your engineers can act on the same day.
Every vulnerability with reproduction steps, proof-of-concept exploitation, business impact, and a prioritized remediation roadmap. No false-positives. No filler. Built so your developers know exactly what to fix and in what order.
For
Your engineers, your CTO, your security team
Executive Summary
What the board and investors actually need to know.
A business-language report covering the security posture of your perimeter, the risks identified, their potential business impact, and the path to remediation. Written for CEOs, boards, investors, and Enterprise procurement teams — not engineers.
For
Your CEO, your board, investors, M&A counterparties, and your customers
Retest Report
Verified evidence that the fixes actually work.
After your team remediates the findings, we re-test each one and confirm the fixes hold under the same exploitation attempts. The updated report is your proof that the vulnerabilities are actually closed — not just patched on paper.
For
Your auditors, your Enterprise customers
Security Certificate
A public-facing artifact you can share with customers and prospects.
After remediation and retest, we issue an official certificate confirming your external perimeter passed deep manual penetration testing. Use it on your website, in security questionnaires, in Enterprise sales conversations — the artifact your prospects and procurement teams want to see.
For
Your sales team, your marketing, your Enterprise prospects
How we deliver on your goals
Industry-standard methodologies, executed by senior engineers.
Standards
Methodologies we follow
- OWASP
- PTES
- NIST SP 800-115
- MITRE ATT&CK
Compliance pentest requirements we satisfy
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- PCI DSS
The principles behind it
Manual hacking
Scanners run only as a baseline. Every finding is hand-built and verified by a senior engineer — exploited and chained manually, with your perimeter's context in mind.
Cyclical, not linear
Each finding feeds the next. New access reveals new attack surface. We loop back, dig deeper, and chain — until we reach the deepest impact your architecture allows.
Business impact, not a bug list
A list of CVEs doesn't tell you what an attacker would actually do to your business. We translate every finding into a real-world scenario — what gets compromised, who loses what, and how the chain unfolds.
Senior engineers only
No juniors learning on your environment, no outsourced backfill, no swapping engineers mid-engagement. Every engagement is run by senior offensive engineers with deep external infrastructure and adversary-simulation experience.
Quality over speed
We're not a conveyor optimizing for throughput. We take fewer engagements at a time and go deep on each — that's the trade-off.
Do no harm
All testing happens under signed Rules of Engagement. High-risk actions on production are coordinated with you in advance. Critical findings trigger an immediate alert — no surprises, no broken environments.
Actionable findings, zero false-positives
Every finding is verified, prioritized, and documented with reproduction steps and remediation guidance. Your engineers know exactly what to fix first — and they don't waste a day on noise.
Engineer-to-engineer communication
Direct access to our engineers throughout the engagement. No sales translators, no project managers gatekeeping technical detail.
Hacking as a craft
We hire engineers who hack on their own time — for research, for CTFs, for the love of the craft. Our team treats every engagement as a challenge to solve, not a ticket to close.
From your first message to your final certificate
A structured engagement built around your team — with senior engineers, direct communication, and zero surprises.
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First conversation
What happens- You reach out — by call, form, or email, whichever you prefer
- A senior engineer (not a sales rep) gets back to you
- We define your goals and scope of the engagement together
- We give you an honest read on whether we're the right fit, and what would actually be worth testing
You receive A clear answer on direction — and whether we're a match — before anything is signed. -
Scoping & proposal
What happens- A technical session with your team to understand your perimeter, your asset inventory, and your high-value targets
- We walk you through a sample report so you know exactly what the deliverables look like
- You get a detailed proposal: scope, approach, timeline, price
You receive A full proposal and a sample report you can review with your CTO, CISO, CEO, and procurement before deciding. -
Kick-off
What happens- Contract and NDA signed
- Rules of Engagement signed — clear boundaries on what we test, when, and how
- Access provisioning and documentation handoff
- A senior engineering team is assigned to your engagement and briefed
You receive Signed engagement contract, Rules of Engagement document, kickoff meeting summary. -
Reconnaissance & threat modeling
What happens- Passive intelligence gathering on your public surface
- Perimeter mapping — what is exposed, where the highest-risk surfaces are, and what was forgotten
- Threat model: what's worth attacking, and how an external adversary would actually approach your perimeter
- A direct engineer-to-engineer communication channel is set up for the duration of the engagement
You receive Anything urgent that surfaces during this stage is flagged to you immediately. Otherwise, this stage feeds directly into the testing that follows. -
Active exploitation
What happens- Manual hacking, vulnerability discovery, exploitation
- Attack chain construction across multiple findings
- Impact assessment for every finding before any aggressive exploitation on live systems
- Continuous loop: each new access reveals new attack surface, and we go deeper
You receive If we find a critical attack path that is easy to exploit and demands immediate action, you get an Interim Urgent Report — an alert with reproduction steps and recommended response. We keep testing, you start remediating in parallel. -
Primary report delivery
What happens- Findings consolidated, verified, and documented
- Technical Report and Executive Summary written
- Remediation roadmap prioritized
You receive A Technical Report (for your engineers) and an Executive Summary (for your board, Enterprise customers, and auditors). -
Debrief call
What happens- Walkthrough of findings with your engineering team
- Walkthrough of business impact with your leadership
- Q&A on remediation priorities — what to fix first and why
You receive A prioritized remediation roadmap and direct answers to your team's questions. -
Remediation support
What happens- Support for your developers throughout the fix cycle
- Clarification on attack vectors and remediation approaches
- Pace depends on your team — we don't push and we don't drag
You receive Technical guidance throughout remediation, scoped to your engagement. -
Retest & final certificate
What happens- Each remediated finding is re-tested against the original exploitation
- Verification that the fix holds — not just patched on paper
- Updated reports and security certificate issued
You receive A Retest Report, an updated Technical Report, and your Security Certificate.
Recognized by the industry
Top-rated on industry platforms
Our engineers hold certifications including
In their own words
XRAY CyberSecurity delivered a comprehensive, well-structured report with practical recommendations tailored to strengthening our application security. We received two reports — a detailed Technical and a separate Executive — which allowed us to quickly present results to leadership and build an action plan. Their readiness to communicate directly with our vendors significantly accelerated remediation.
XRAY CyberSecurity provided penetration testing for our products built on different technologies. We were able to discover vulnerabilities, fix them, and receive confirmation through retesting that they were mitigated. Communicating with their team felt more like working with coworkers than an external vendor — they were professional, knowledgeable, and gave us valuable advice.
XRAY CyberSecurity conducted gray-box penetration testing following OWASP methodologies. Their thorough manual analysis identified vulnerabilities worth attention, and their detailed technical and executive reports — followed by a retest validating our remediation — allowed us to proceed with ISO 27001 certification.
XRAY CyberSecurity conducted thorough assessments across our web applications and cloud environments, simulating real-world attack scenarios. Their detailed reports provided clear, actionable insights that significantly improved our security posture, and their ability to communicate complex findings in an understandable way was invaluable to our team.
The work was done quickly and professionally. XRAY CyberSecurity's specialists highlighted our vulnerable points, enabling us to improve our software quality. We received a report with detailed penetration scenarios and both technical and organizational recommendations for remediation and prevention.
5/5 on Clutch
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Frequently asked questions
Will testing impact our production environment?
No, and that’s by design. Every engagement runs under signed Rules of Engagement defining exactly what we test and how. High-risk actions on production — anything that could affect performance, data integrity, or real users — are coordinated in advance and only executed with your explicit approval. If you’d prefer staging, we adapt to what you have.
Will your report pass our auditor and our customer’s security review?
Yes. Testing is built on OWASP WSTG, PTES, and NIST SP 800-115 — the methodologies auditors expect. Each report includes an Executive Summary for leadership and a Technical Report with reproduction steps and remediation guidance for engineers. Our reports have been accepted by the security teams of global Enterprises.
We’ve had pentests before — what makes you different?
Most firms run application testing as one line item alongside network, cloud, and everything else: broad coverage, limited depth, a report heavy on low-signal findings. Application security is the discipline we specialize in. We manually exploit access-control and business-logic flaws, chain them into real attack paths, and prove business impact — so you get exploited paths worth acting on, not a triage backlog.
Do you test the APIs behind the app too?
Yes. The APIs that power your web app are in scope here — we test them as part of the application’s attack surface. If your API is a standalone product or a primary target in its own right (third-party consumers, partner integrations), that’s better served by a dedicated API engagement.
How do you handle confidentiality, our data, and legal accountability?
Signed NDA and a contract with full corporate liability. Findings, exploitation evidence, and any data accessed are stored encrypted, restricted to the assigned engineers, and deleted after the engagement per your contract. We carry professional indemnity insurance — if something goes wrong, you have a company to hold accountable.
How much effort does this require from our team?
Less than most expect. Setup is concentrated in the first few days — access, documentation, and an architecture walkthrough at kickoff. After that your team mostly answers occasional questions. The real time investment is remediation, on your timeline, which we support with direct technical guidance.
Do we need to disable our WAF or coordinate during testing?
We discuss this at kickoff. Usually we either whitelist our IPs at the WAF (so we test the app, not your perimeter) or test the WAF behavior explicitly — your choice. If you have a SOC, we coordinate so testing doesn’t trigger an unnecessary incident response.
What if you don’t find anything?
Rare — but if it happens, a clean result from a senior team is a meaningful one. You still get the full deliverables: a report documenting the depth of testing, methodologies applied, and components covered — the same artifact your auditors and customers need.
Is retesting included, and are there hidden fees?
The proposal price is fixed, in the contract, tied to agreed scope. Retesting after you remediate is included — we re-test each finding against the original exploitation and issue an updated report and Security Certificate. No per-finding charges, no surprise invoices. Price only changes if you expand scope, agreed in writing first.