QASource is a leading provider of comprehensive software security testing services, with a focus on ensuring the security and reliability of your applications. Our team of highly skilled security testing professionals leverages cutting-edge tools and techniques to thoroughly assess your systems and identify potential vulnerabilities, so you can mitigate risks and protect your organization from threats.

We are committed to deliver exceptional application security testing services that go above and beyond industry standards, providing you with the utmost confidence in your mobile, web, and desktop applications and safeguarding your valuable assets and reputation. Trust QASource for unparalleled expertise, experience, and dedication to security testing.

QASource’s Security Testing Services & Solutions

Our security testing experts employ a variety of techniques to make sure that our client’s software or application has been tested thoroughly with the most up to date tools and methodologies.

Penetration Testing Services

Cross-site Scripting, SQL Injection, Cross-site Request Forgery, and HTTP Response Splitting

App Level Testing Services

Integrity Testing, Authentication Testing, Authorization Testing, Availability Testing, and Non-Repudiation Testing

Testing DoS and DDoS Vulnerabilities

DoS Attacks using SQL Wildcards, DoS Locking Customer Accounts, DoS Buffer Overflows, User Input as a Loop Counter, Consuming the Disk, Storing Too Much Data in Session

Security Code Review

Define a Process to Perform Code Review, Identify Vulnerabilities, Find Incorrect/Poor Coding Techniques, Identify Security Issues Specific to Application Domain

Smart Contract Audit

Reviewing and analyzing the code of a smart contract, Identify and mitigate potential security risks, Identify Vulnerabilities

DevOps Infrastructure Audit

Assessing the technology, tools and processes used in a DevOps environment, Identify security issues specific to application CI/CD pipelines

QASource Security Testing Infrastructure

Center of excellence at QASource provide the highest level of security testing services to customers. Here are some key components of a software security testing infrastructure at QASource:

  • Security Testing Lab

    Security lab is equipped with powerful machines having thousands of advanced security testing tools.

  • Security Testing Environment

    A secure testing environment is necessary to ensure that testing activities do not introduce new security risks. This include dedicated LAN set up for security testing lab and strict access controls.

  • Security Testing Hardware

    We have variety of devices in our lab to carry out the mobile penetration testing.

  • Security Testing Tools

    We have access to a wide range of security testing tools, including vulnerability scanners, penetration testing tools, and code analysis tools. These tools are effective against the latest security threats. We also have powerful commercial security testing tools.

  • Reporting and Documentation

    We provide detailed reports and documentation that outline the testing methodology, findings, and remediation. We share this information with all our customers.

QASource's Security Testing Services & Methodology

  • Evaluating your application’s security to current real-world attacks using different manual techniques
  • Exposing security design flaws in your application
  • Identifying security vulnerabilities from implementation errors
  • Revealing shortcomings that arise from the application’s relationship to the rest of your IT infrastructure
  • Building end user trust with increased overall application security

Security Testing Case Study

The client is a leading tire manufacturer, whose focus is to develop and manufacture a diverse portfolio of tires that deliver social and customer value. Being an industry leader in transportation, the client has a large fleet of software deployed that they use for different operations. They excel at best-in-class offerings to consumers around the world.

Mobile Testing Challenge

Web application security testing is critical to ensure the security and reliability of web-based applications. Being a large size company, the customer possesses a large database of sensitive data including customer data and PII information which is an appealing target for hackers. To ensure that the existing security measures are effective enough to protect all the assets from unauthorized access, the customer decided to evaluate the level of security to eliminate any existing security issues.

Mobile Testing Solutions

An expert team of security testing specialists was assigned to this project. All the sensitive areas were included in the scope and the team followed a four-step process:

Reconnaissance

The team started by gathering information about the application and its environment. This includes identifying web server type, web application framework, database, and API.

Vulnerability Scanning

In this step, a mix of tools were used to do different kinds of security scans and identify the loopholes in the application.

Exploitation

Here, security engineers attempted to exploit any vulnerabilities identified in the previous steps. This involved attempts to gain unauthorized access to the application or its underlying systems or to escalate privileges.

Reporting

Finally, the team documented all the identified vulnerabilities and provided recommendations for remediation. The report includes a description of the vulnerabilities, their potential impact, and a recommendation on ways to mitigate them.

Mobile Testing Results

The penetration testing identified several vulnerabilities in the application, including:

SQL Injection Vulnerability

The application was found to be vulnerable to SQL injection attacks, which could allow an attacker to access the database and steal sensitive information.

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

The application was also found to be vulnerable to XSS attacks, which could allow an attacker to execute malicious code in the user's browser.

DOS - Denial-of-Service

Testers were able to send thousands of requests from a single source resulting in taking down the application for some time which leads to financial losses, and reputational damage.

Unauthorized Access to the Application

The application was also found to be vulnerable to unauthorized access resulting in security breaches, data leaks, unauthorized modifications, and other malicious activities that can compromise the confidentiality of the application.

Based on the results of the penetration testing, the following recommendations were made to the client:

  • Implement input validation to prevent SQL injection attacks.
  • Implement measures to prevent XSS attacks, such as input filtering and output encoding.
  • Implement a stronger password policy, requiring users to choose complex passwords and enforcing password expiration policies.

The penetration testing was successful in identifying several vulnerabilities in the web application. By addressing these vulnerabilities, we improved the security of the application and protect sensitive information.

Common Software Security Flaws

User Authentication Issues

Despite best intentions, passwords and user authentication are often security risks for software.

Sensitive Data Exposure

Protecting sensitive information, including passwords, credit card details and payment activities is critical for mobile applications.

Broken Access Controls

Incorrect account configurations or missing account restrictions can lead to users accessing sensitive data for accounts not associated with their log-in criteria.

URL Manipulation

URL manipulation can pose a threat to your system if your application features important ID and keys within any URL. These include but are not limited to session tokens, cookies, hidden fields and session IDs.

Cross Site Scripting

Cross-site scripting can pose a threat to your application if your system supports untrusted data on a webpage without proper validation.

Security Testing Blogs

Data Security Leader Boosts Product Quality With Automation and Expansive Test Coverage

Download Our Case Study Data Security Leader Boosts Product Quality With Automation and Expansive Test Coverage

Discover how QASource assisted a leading endpoint security provider streamlined its complex product workflows in a short time frame and adapt to lightning-fast release cycles.

A Complete Guide To API Security Testing

Blog PostA Complete Guide To API Security Testing

With the rise of cloud computing, APIs have become an increasingly popular way of sharing data and services between applications. However, the increased use of APIs also means a greater risk of malicious activity. According to a report by Salt Security.

The Influence of AI and Machine Learning on Pen Testing

Blog PostThe Influence of AI and Machine Learning on Pen Testing

A few years ago, intelligent security tools were just a marketing gimmick. Today, artificial intelligence and machine learning are necessary parts of IT security operations. AI is changing the security testing industry.

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