Proactive vulnerability discovery for high-growth startups

VAPT Engineer & Security Program

Blend red-team rigor with startup-speed execution. We run continuous vulnerability assessments, manual pen tests, and remediation sprints so you can ship quickly without compromising trust.

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SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR experienceManual + automated testingRemediation partnership, not just reports

120+

Critical vulns remediated

65%

Average TTR reduction

Compliance audits passed

30+

Secure releases per quarter

Security that keeps up with your roadmap

Founders can’t afford clunky security programs. You need pragmatic testers who understand modern stacks—Next.js frontends, Node/Python APIs, GraphQL, microservices, LLM endpoints—and who can land fixes inside your sprint cadence.

Our VAPT engineers embed with your team, run recurring assessments, write reproduction steps engineers respect, and own remediation alongside you. We surface the highest-risk issues, prioritize by business impact, and stay involved until production is safe.

Where founders get stuck

•One-off pen test PDFs that sit in email inboxes
•Security findings that lack context or prioritization
•No automation watching for regression between tests
•Compliance checklists piling up right before fundraising

Outcomes you can expect

✓Continuous visibility into exploitable issues
✓Actionable remediation plans mapped to owners and SLAs
✓Evidence packages for SOC2/HIPAA/GDPR auditor questions
✓Security posture reviewed in every quarterly board update

Deliverables every engagement includes

Kickoff threat model covering product surfaces, data flows, and threat actors

Hybrid automated scans + manual exploitation attempts across web, API, mobile, and infra

Reproduction details, screenshots, and payloads recorded in your tracker (Linear/Jira)

Remediation pairing sessions plus secure-by-default code snippets

Regression automation (DAST/SAST) wired into CI/CD

Executive-ready security posture summaries for investors and customers

Policy templates (access control, incident response, vendor management) aligned with SOC2

Quarterly tabletop exercises and incident rehearsal

Why startups choose HyperNest Labs

Engineers who actually exploit vulnerabilities, not just run scanners

Tight collaboration with product/infra teams to land fixes inside the sprint

Experience with AI-specific attack surfaces (prompt injection, model exfiltration)

Compliance fluency—SOC2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001 support

Follow-the-sun coverage with US + India testers for fast turnaround

Security instrumentation (bug bounty, logging, alerting) set up for ongoing defense

How we plug into your team

Engagement roadmap

Day 0-7

Scope & Threat Model

Understand your architecture, data sensitivity, and compliance targets before testing begins.

→Architecture + data flow walkthrough
→Threat catalog tailored to your product
→Testing calendar agreed with engineering

Day 8-30

Test & Exploit

Manual testers attempt real-world exploits while automation watches every deploy.

→OWASP Top 10 + business-logic testing
→API fuzzing, auth/authorization checks
→Cloud + infrastructure hardening review

Day 31+

Fix & Prove

We co-own fixes, validate remediation, and deliver the evidence your customers or auditors need.

→Pairing sessions with ICs to land patches
→Automated regression suites
→Compliance-ready report + attestations

30 / 60 / 90 day integration plan

Week 1

Get visibility and align stakeholders.

•Kickoff + threat modeling workshop
•Access + environment checklist
•Baseline scan to identify obvious gaps

Weeks 2-4

Deep-dive manual testing + prioritized fixes.

•Exploit development + proof of concepts
•Secure coding guidance for each vuln
•Weekly readouts with exec + eng owners

Weeks 5+

Continuous monitoring and compliance readiness.

•Regression automation in CI
•Quarterly retests scheduled
•Security metrics in leadership dashboards

Proof it works

Fintech platform: 0 critical vulns across SOC2 audit

HyperNest’s VAPT engineers ran monthly assessments, patched auth bypass issues, and produced auditor-ready evidence that helped the startup close two enterprise deals.

Critical issues resolved

5 days avg

Time to remediate

SOC2 findings

Enterprise contracts won

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“They gave us the confidence to talk about security with Fortune 500 prospects. Findings were clear, fixes were fast, and auditors trusted the process.”

Confidential CTO

CTO, Fintech Startup

Founder questions, answered

Do you provide just reports or also help fix issues?

We do both. Every finding includes reproduction steps and we stay embedded until the patch is live, writing code or pairing with your engineers where needed.

Can you work within our sprint cadence?

Yes. We schedule tests around releases and file findings directly into your tracker with severity, owner, and ETA expectations.

Do you cover mobile, APIs, and cloud infra?

We cover the full stack—React Native, iOS/Android, REST/GraphQL APIs, LLM endpoints, AWS/GCP/Azure configurations, and CI/CD pipelines.

Will this help with SOC2 or enterprise security questionnaires?

Absolutely. We provide the evidence artifacts and policy templates auditors ask for, and we can jump on calls to explain our methodology to prospects.

Ready to plug elite engineers into your roadmap?

We’ll audit your architecture, map out an engagement, and plug in team members within days.

Schedule a VAPT engagement