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Application Penetration Testing

What is Application Penetration Testing?

Authorized security testing focused specifically on web, mobile, or desktop applications to identify vulnerabilities in application logic and security controls.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern application penetration testing

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on application penetration testing

Requirements naming application penetration testing across this standard, quoted from the control text.

CIS Controls v81 control

Conduct application penetration testing. For critical applications, authenticated penetration testing is better suited to finding business logic vulnerabilities than code scanning and automated security testing.

CIS-16.13 · Conduct Application Penetration Testing →

Questions people ask about application penetration testing

What is Application Penetration Testing?
Authorized security testing focused specifically on web, mobile, or desktop applications to identify vulnerabilities in application logic and security controls.
Why is Application Penetration Testing important for compliance?
Application Penetration Testing is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding application penetration testing helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Application Penetration Testing?
Application Penetration Testing appears in the requirement text of CIS Controls v8. Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Application Penetration Testing?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how application penetration testing applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.