Offensive Security · Web Application Security Testing
Find the flaws
before they do.
Web application security testing manually probes your public-facing sites and internal apps for the flaws automated scanners miss, including injection, broken access control, and business-logic gaps. You receive a prioritized, developer-ready report and a free retest after remediation, so every fix is verified before an attacker can find the gap.
What it is
A controlled attack,
not a real one.
Web application security testing examines your application the way an attacker would, surfacing the weaknesses that put data and users at risk before anyone with bad intent finds them.
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We target real flaws, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, broken authentication, and insecure data storage, not theoretical ones.
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Automated scanning flags the common issues fast; hands-on testing finds the subtle, high-impact problems tools never see.
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Findings are confirmed by hand, so you act on verified risk instead of chasing scanner false positives.
Key capabilities
Deep coverage,
no blind spots.
Every engagement is built around the capabilities that actually move the needle on risk.
Automated and manual testing
Risk-based prioritization
Full-stack coverage
Compliance alignment
Actionable reporting
Continuous testing
Why it matters
The cost of skipping
a single test.
Regular testing protects more than code, it protects the business behind it.
Protects sensitive data
Finds and closes the gaps attackers use to steal or expose customer and business data.
Prevents unauthorized access
Uncovers weak points before they let an outsider reach systems and resources they should never touch.
Preserves trust and reputation
Keeps the application dependable, so a breach never becomes the story customers remember.
Supports compliance
Helps you meet GDPR, PCI-DSS, and OWASP expectations and avoid avoidable penalties.
Reduces financial risk
Lowers the cost of breaches, downtime, and emergency recovery by catching issues early.
Saves time downstream
Fixing a flaw during development is far cheaper than fixing it after release.
Keeps pace with threats
Ongoing testing adapts as new attack techniques appear in the wild.
How we work
A repeatable
eight-step engagement.
A transparent process from the first scoping call to a verified fix.
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Planning and scope
We agree on which pages, APIs, and features are in scope and define clear testing goals.
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Information gathering
We map the application's architecture, technologies, and likely entry points for an attacker.
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Threat modeling
We identify the most relevant threats and attack paths for how the application is actually built.
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Vulnerability scanning
Automated tooling sweeps for known issues such as injection, XSS, and insecure configuration.
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Manual testing
Our engineers simulate real attacks by hand to find complex flaws that scanners cannot reach.
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Controlled exploitation
We safely confirm exploitable findings to prove impact and rule out false positives.
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Reporting
You get every finding with severity, business impact, and concrete remediation steps.
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Remediation and retest
After your team fixes the issues, we retest to confirm the fixes work and add no new gaps.
Why Hoplon
Standards we follow,
craft we add.
Senior engineers who treat your application as if it were their own.
Choosing Hoplon InfoSec means working with senior security engineers who pair deep technical expertise with current testing methods. We find and explain the vulnerabilities that put your users and data at risk, and we tailor each engagement to your environment, business goals, and compliance needs.
We don't just hand you a list of problems. Every report turns findings into clear, practical guidance your developers can act on right away, written so both technical and non-technical stakeholders understand the risk and the fix. Beyond a one-time test, we offer ongoing testing so your application stays protected as it grows.
Staying ahead of attackers is the whole point, so we keep our tools and techniques current with how real intrusions happen today. That lets us catch the subtle flaws others overlook, before someone with bad intent does.
FAQ
Questions we get
before every test.
It is a structured review of a web application that looks for weaknesses an attacker could exploit, such as injection, broken authentication, or flawed access control. The goal is to find and fix those issues before they can be used against you.
Engagements typically combine scanners like Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and Nikto with manual techniques. Tools speed up discovery of common issues, but experienced testers are what uncover business-logic and access-control flaws that automation cannot reason about.
There is no single best tool. Burp Suite Professional and OWASP ZAP are the most widely used for dynamic application security testing, and the right choice depends on your stack, budget, and how the tool fits into your pipeline.
It is the discipline of protecting web applications from threats across their whole lifecycle, covering secure design, secure coding, testing, and monitoring so that data stays confidential, accurate, and available.
At minimum once a year, and again after any significant change such as a new feature, major release, or infrastructure shift. Applications that change frequently benefit from continuous testing built into the development pipeline.
The most common findings track the OWASP Top 10: broken access control, injection, cryptographic failures, security misconfiguration, and vulnerable components, among others.
No honest provider can promise perfect security. Testing meaningfully reduces risk by finding and removing the issues that matter most, but security is an ongoing practice rather than a one-time guarantee.
Ready when you are
See what an attacker
sees first.
- Engagement
- Manual + automated
- Deliverable
- Prioritized report
- Retest
- Included, free
- Standards
- OWASP · PCI-DSS · GDPR