So much of daily life now happens online, from shopping to paying bills and applying for school admission. If you run a company or organisation, your website is your front door and a core part of your brand. If it is not secure, the damage to your business and your reputation can be serious.

What is web application security testing?

Web application security testing checks websites and web applications for vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit. Application security is a moving target: business pressure pushes development teams to release quickly and continuously, and security is often what gets squeezed.

Why it matters

• Attacks are constant. Automated tools probe every site on the internet, whatever its size.
• Your data is valuable. Customer records, credentials and payment details are what attackers are after.
• Trust is hard to win back. A breach affects customers, revenue and brand value.
• Fixing early is cheaper. A weakness found before release costs far less than one found by an attacker.

Make testing part of building the product

Put the same care into security testing that you put into designing and building the product itself. A web application testing tool helps you identify security issues before your users are affected, and gives developers what they need to fix them before release.

Test regularly, not once. Every change to an application can introduce a new weakness, so scanning on each release and on a schedule keeps your applications protected.

How Vooki Pro helps

• Test your web applications and APIs with more than 300 active checks.
• Runs on your own machine; scan data stays with you.
• 7-day full-feature trial to test your own applications.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if I do not test my web application?

Vulnerabilities stay open until an attacker finds them, often leading to data breaches, downtime and regulatory issues.

Who should test web applications?

Development and security teams, continuously, with periodic independent penetration tests.

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