Advanced Cyber Security Services for Modern Businesses

Challenge:

Software provider’s web APIs lacked protections against brute-force, resource abuse, and security header misconfigurations during production.

Solution:

Performed API VAPT focusing on authentication, rate limiting, CORS, and resource controls, collaborating closely with the client to deliver actionable remediation steps.

Outcome:

• Resolved all vulnerabilities, strengthened API security and stability, and ensured continuous security improvements across staging and production environments.

Challenge:

Fintech start-up needed to secure critical APIs handling payments and authentication before scaling, without disrupting live beta.

Solution:

Conducted thorough API VAPT using manual and automated tools, identifying authentication flaws, data exposure, and missing rate limiting.

Outcome:

• Eliminated key vulnerabilities, ensured regulatory compliance, and enabled confident, secure platform launch.

Challenge:

Complex Azure environment with misconfigurations and excessive access privileges risked data exposure and unauthorized access.

Solution:

Performed comprehensive VAPT on Azure VMs, Blob Storage, SQL Database, and network using automated and manual tools.

Outcome:

• Resolved critical security issues, strengthened access controls, secured sensitive data, and improved cloud security posture for uninterrupted fintech operations.

Challenge:

Limited API scope with simple HTTP GET endpoints restricted depth of testing.

Solution:

Conducted focused VAPT on APIs using Burp Suite, Postman, FFUF, and cURL; identified missing critical security headers.

Outcome:

• Client implemented security headers, reducing risk of clickjacking, MIME sniffing, and content injection attacks; security posture improved with validated remediation.

Challenge:

Client’s Azure Global Reader access limited penetration testing scope.

Solution:

Upgraded to Reader access; conducted detailed penetration testing on Azure VMs, PostgreSQL, Blob Storage, APIs, and IAM using specialized tools.

Outcome:

•  Identified and fixed misconfigurations and security gaps.
• Strengthened cloud security posture and reduced risk of data breaches and privilege escalation.

Challenge:

Complex IT environment with firewall restrictions prevented tracking email opens, limiting visibility into phishing email interactions.

Solution:

PhishCare shifted focus to click-based tracking, customized reporting, and adjusted templates to ensure accurate measurement despite technical constraints.

Outcome:

• 30% users clicked phishing links
• Low assessment completion (3%) with only 3 users passing
• Management alerted for targeted follow-up and training

Challenge:

Phishing simulation emails were flagged as spam due to firewall settings, causing delivery and OTP email disruptions.

Solution:

CyberSapiens worked with the client’s IT team to whitelist PhishCare domains and troubleshoot firewall issues.

Outcome:

•  38 users phished out of 63
• High assessment pass rate (22 out of 23)
• Improved employee awareness and seamless email deliverability

Challenge:

The client needed realistic phishing simulations mimicking internal emails with typo-squatted domains to improve employee awareness.

Solution:

CyberSapiens deployed PhishCare with custom typo-squatted domain campaigns, interactive training modules, and assessment tracking.

Outcome:

• Phishing success reduced by 58%
• High assessment completion and improved employee vigilance

Challenge:

A regional banking institution faced phishing risks due to staff handling sensitive data and digital transactions. Initial simulations revealed multiple employees falling for phishing emails mimicking internal alerts and financial requests.

Solution:

CyberSapiens deployed PhishCare to launch custom phishing campaigns aligned with real-world banking threats. Affected users received targeted awareness training and a follow-up assessment was conducted via a second simulation.

Outcome:

• 85% reduction in phishing success rate
• All affected users completed training
• Increase in phishing email reports to IT
• Significant improvement in employee vigilance and phishing resilience

Challenge:

Automotive components manufacturer lacked phishing awareness, with 65% of employees opening simulated phishing emails and 1% submitting credentials — posing a major social engineering risk.

Solution:

CyberSapiens deployed a fully branded, isolated PhishCare instance with training for internal teams. The client ran self-managed phishing simulations and delivered targeted awareness modules to at-risk departments.

Outcome:

• Click rate dropped by 3%
• Credential submission reduced to near zero
• 5–8% improvement in high-risk departments
• Internal team now independently manages phishing campaigns

Challenge:

Critical research web app needed urgent security testing just 10 days before launch, with limited access and ongoing development changes.

Solution:

CyberSapiens conducted a fast-track VAPT using efficient testing strategies, real-time vulnerability reporting, and close collaboration with the development team.

Outcome:

Identified and remediated critical vulnerabilities
Improved authentication and access controls
Secured launch with zero-day exploit prevention

Challenge:

AI-powered review platform had critical authorization, rate-limiting, and IDOR flaws, risking data exposure and privilege escalation.

Solution:

Cyber Sapiens performed a comprehensive security assessment across the web and API layers, strengthening JWT authentication, implementing RBAC, and applying proper rate limiting.

Outcome:

Resolved privilege escalation & IDOR issues
Reduced spam risk and unauthorized access
Improved platform trust and compliance posture

Challenge:

A CRM application with complex user roles and multiple input points lacked sufficient validation and had critical XSS and access control issues.

Solution:

Cyber Sapiens conducted a comprehensive role-based security assessment, bypassed MFA using a developer key, and identified vulnerabilities via static and dynamic testing across user roles.

Outcome:

15+ critical vulnerabilities identified and resolved
Strengthened authentication, validation, and access control
Improved client confidence and reduced risk of data breaches

Challenge:

A cultural mobile platform exposed user data and allowed unauthorized access due to insecure storage, broken authentication, and lack of rate limiting.

Solution:

Cyber Sapiens conducted static and dynamic security testing, bypassed SSL pinning, and provided remediation for critical vulnerabilities in session management, data handling, and API security.

Outcome:

 9+ critical issues resolved
Improved user data protection and session security
App aligned with mobile security best practices

Challenge:

Android-based digital signage app exposed OTPs, admin URLs, and user credentials due to insecure coding practices, putting advertiser content and user data at risk.

Solution:

Performed in-depth static and dynamic analysis, source code review, and penetration testing. Delivered mitigation strategies including secure authentication, log sanitization, activity hijack protection, data encryption, and backup disabling.

Outcome:

Resolved all critical vulnerabilities, fortified app security, improved user trust, and ensured compliance with secure coding standards—significantly reducing data breach risks.

Challenge:

Critical network vulnerabilities in internal and external systems threatened service availability and data integrity for a global Data Intelligence & Asset Management firm.

Solution:

CyberSapiens conducted a comprehensive VAPT across 40+ assets using OWASP, PTES, NIST, and CIS benchmarks to uncover and remediate high-risk misconfigurations.

Outcome:

• RPC DoS, anonymous SMB, and RPC null auth vulnerabilities patched
• Unauthorized access and lateral movement risks eliminated
• Network security posture significantly strengthened

Challenge:

Leading business services provider had exposed RDP services and anonymous Active Directory access, posing risks of unauthorized access and brute-force attacks.

Solution:

CyberSapiens conducted a thorough Network VAPT across internal and external assets, identifying and remediating critical authentication and access control flaws.

Outcome:

• Anonymous AD access disabled across systems
• RDP access hardened and restricted
• Credential policy strengthened
• Risk exposure to unauthorized access and brute-force attacks significantly reduced

Challenge:

IT software and BPO unit faced high risk of DoS and lateral movement due to misconfigured switches and firewalls.

Solution:

CyberSapiens conducted a comprehensive VAPT across the internal network, targeting switches and firewalls, identifying weak STP configurations, lack of VLAN segmentation, and MAC flooding risks.

Outcome:

• BPDU Guard enabled to prevent STP-based DoS attacks
• Private VLANs implemented to reduce lateral movement
• MAC address learning limits enforced, enhancing switch performance
• Network stability and uptime improved — all within 6 business days

Challenge:

Cloud service provider faced critical SSL VPN vulnerabilities and firewall misconfigurations, risking credential theft and service downtime.

Solution:

CyberSapiens performed a comprehensive VAPT across internal/external servers and SSL VPNs, identifying brute-force risks and weak firewall monitoring.

Outcome:

• Rate-limiting enforced on VPN logins
• Firewall rules updated to detect and block exploit attempts
• 50%+ reduction in exploitable vulnerabilities
• Project completed in 5 days with minimal disruption

Challenge:

A prominent research institution had overly broad and outdated firewall rules, creating critical security gaps, performance inefficiencies, and exposure of sensitive research data.

Solution:

CyberSapiens performed a five-phase firewall rule review across Sophos Firewall configurations, identifying misconfigurations, enabling Intrusion Prevention, and refining rules for clarity and performance.

Outcome:

• 8 major misconfigurations resolved
• Firewall processing efficiency improved
• Security posture significantly enhanced with activated IPS

Challenge:

 A SaaS company’s EC2 instance was left with open SSH access to the internet, enabling a brute-force attack that led to server compromise and data leakage.

Solution:

CyberSapiens secured access controls, eliminated password logins, transitioned the client to AWS Systems Manager, and enabled real-time threat detection and alerting.

Outcome:

• Public SSH exposure fully eliminated
• Brute-force attacks blocked post-remediation
• Real-time detection enabled via AWS GuardDuty & SSM

Challenge:

A leading software company suffered a nation-state supply chain attack where malware (SUNBURST) was injected into a signed software update, impacting customer environments globally.

Solution:

CyberSapiens conducted deep forensic analysis, reverse-engineered the malware, helped contain C2 communications, and guided the client to harden its CI/CD pipeline and response capabilities.

Outcome:

• Malicious update traced and neutralized across all deployments
• CI/CD pipeline secured with HSMs & MFA for developers
• Behavioral SIEM rules implemented for advanced threat detection

Challenge:

A cloud-native SaaS provider faced critical risk from overly permissive IAM roles and exposed credentials, enabling potential privilege escalation across its AWS environment.

Solution:

CyberSapiens performed an in-depth IAM-focused AWS penetration test, identifying high-risk access paths and guiding policy refinement, monitoring, and access hygiene improvements.

Outcome:

• Critical privilege escalation path fully eliminated
• IAM policies aligned with least privilege principle
• Real-time detection enabled via IAM Access Analyzer & CloudTrail

Challenge:

 A financial institution fell victim to a LockBit ransomware attack that bypassed traditional security controls and encrypted critical systems, demanding 50 BTC in ransom.

Solution:

CyberSapiens assisted in rapid incident response—quarantining infected systems, blocking malicious communications, and conducting deep forensics to trace the attack vector and vulnerabilities.

Outcome:

• Threat contained within 24 hours
• 100% recovery via secure air-gapped backups with no ransom paid
• Zero Trust and MFA implemented post-incident

Challenge:

Fintech firm faced critical data exposure due to misconfigured public Amazon S3 buckets storing sensitive customer and internal information.

Solution:

CyberSapiens conducted a comprehensive AWS penetration test, identified insecure buckets, and guided remediation through access control hardening, continuous monitoring, and DevSecOps integration.

Outcome:

• 100% public access misconfigurations resolved
• Real-time monitoring implemented via Amazon Macie & AWS CloudTrail
• Reduced cloud data exposure risk by 95%

Challenge:

Fintech firm faced critical data exposure due to misconfigured public Amazon S3 buckets storing sensitive customer and internal information.

Solution:

CyberSapiens conducted a comprehensive AWS penetration test, identified insecure buckets, and guided remediation through access control hardening, continuous monitoring,
and DevSecOps integration.

Outcome:

• 100% public access misconfigurations resolved
• Real-time monitoring implemented via Amazon Macie & AWS CloudTrail
• Reduced cloud data exposure risk by 95%