Testing Matched to Your Environment
Application and cloud environments change constantly. The right assessment depends on how yours is built, who relies on it, and what your organization is accountable for. These are the organizations we most often work with:
SaaS and Software Companies
Product teams shipping continuously, where every release introduces new surface area and security review cannot be allowed to become the bottleneck.
Organizations Preparing for Compliance
Teams working toward SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001, whose auditors and customers require independent application testing.
Cloud-Native and Migrating Organizations
Environments built on containers and managed services, where misconfiguration is a more likely cause of exposure than application code.
Enterprises with Third-Party Programs
Organizations running vendor security assessments at scale who need consistent and evidence-based testing across an entire portfolio.
Proactive App & Cloud Security Solutions
Anvil’s cloud and application security experts tailor every assessment to your organization’s unique infrastructure and risks. We conduct thorough testing to uncover misconfigurations, evaluate access controls, and identify exploitable pathways that put your data at risk.
Through advanced threat modeling, we provide a complete understanding of potential attack scenarios and how to defend against them.
What Our Testing Covers
- Comprehensive application testing services
- Web and mobile applications
- APIs and microservices
- Kernel drivers
- Secure code review
- Cloud and container implementations
- Network penetration testing
- SDLC and application development support
- Research as a service
- Cryptographic implementations and usage
The Anvil Difference
Quality
We deliver exceptional work, executed by highly skilled engineers and guided by a commitment to continuous improvement.
People
We are an employee-owned and led firm, driven by a people-first approach in everything we do.โ
Contribution
We're active members of the information security community, advancing research, responsible disclosure, and inclusivity.
Clear Outcomes for Your Organization
An assessment should do more than produce a list of findings. Every engagement is designed to deliver three outcomes your organization can act on:
Ship Without Introducing Risk
Identify the flaws and misconfigurations that would otherwise reach production, so that release velocity does not come at the cost of exposure.
Answer Customer Security Reviews
Independent, evidenced testing that supports SOC 2 and PCI-DSS audits, and satisfies the assessments your enterprise customers require before signing.
Understand Your Attack Scenarios
Threat modeling that shows how an attacker would move through your architecture, rather than viewing individual findings in isolation
When to Commission an Assessment
If any of the following are on your roadmap for the coming months, it is worth beginning the conversation early.
■Before a Major Release or New Product
New features, new APIs, and new integrations each extend your attack surface.
■During or After a Cloud Migration
Moving to managed services and containers changes where your controls live and how they are enforced.
■Ahead of a SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001 Audit
Independent testing evidence, produced early enough for findings to be remediated before your audit begins.
■When an Enterprise Customer Requests Evidence
Procurement teams increasingly require third-party application testing before a contract is signed.
■Recurring, for Products in Active Development
Where code changes weekly, a single annual assessment describes an environment that no longer exists.
What to Expect from an Engagement
Before the work begins, you will know what is being tested, how it will be tested and the deliverables you will receive. Every engagement follows five steps:
Scoping
We begin by understanding your architecture, objectives, deployment model, and business priorities so testing can focus where it will provide the most value. We also align on scope, rules of engagement, communication, and escalation procedures.
Project Mobilization
Before testing begins, we establish required access, credentials, environments, points of contact, and any cloud, identity, or production considerations that could affect the assessment.
Testing and Validation
Our engineers typically assess applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, identities, access controls, configurations, and supporting services using hands-on testing, specialized tooling, automation, and targeted attack-path validation.
Reporting
You receive an executive summary and detailed technical report with findings prioritized by risk and business impact, supported by evidence and practical remediation guidance. Critical findings are communicated as they are discovered.
Debrief and Closeout
We review results with your team, discuss remediation priorities and next steps, answer questions, and gather feedback before final report delivery.
Architecture-Led Testing To Find What Matters
A scanner can identify patterns it already knows to look for. What it cannot do is reason about how your system is supposed to work, where trust boundaries actually sit, or whether one design decision creates an attack path somewhere else.
That is why our assessments start by understanding the architecture, data flows, identities, and intended behavior of the system before we begin testing. It gives our engineers the context to look beyond individual vulnerabilities and evaluate how weaknesses interact across the environment.
The same depth carries through to our reporting. Our reports are designed to give both security and engineering teams a clear understanding of what we found, why it matters, how it can be exploited, and what to do about it. Clients regularly call out the quality and technical depth of our reporting as a strength of the engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
You do not need to define the methodology before contacting us. During scoping, we work with you to understand your architecture, deployment model, objectives, risks, and any regulatory or customer requirements, then recommend the testing approach and level of access that will provide the most useful coverage.
Both. We support point-in-time assessments as well as recurring testing for products and environments that change frequently. The right cadence depends on your release cycle, architecture, risk profile, and regulatory or customer requirements.
Not always. We can test from a blackbox perspective, with limited credentials or documentation, or with full source access. The right approach depends on your objectives. Source access can often enable deeper analysis of business logic, authorization, and complex implementation issues, while blackbox testing provides a useful external attacker perspective.
Testing can range from a few days to several weeks depending on the size, complexity, architecture, and objectives of the engagement. During scoping, we define the appropriate level of effort and establish a clear timeline before work begins.
We aim to minimize the burden on your team. We typically need participation during scoping, appropriate access or credentials, and a named contact for technical questions or critical findings. We also agree on a communication cadence up front so your team stays informed without disrupting day-to-day work.
Automated tools are useful for identifying known patterns, common vulnerabilities, and configuration issues at scale. Anvil’s assessments are engineer-led. Our engineers use automation and specialized tooling where they add value, while also applying the context and judgment needed to understand business logic, trust boundaries, identities, data flows, and how weaknesses may combine into meaningful attack paths.
Critical or time-sensitive findings are communicated as they are identified rather than held until the final report. We agree on escalation contacts and communication expectations during scoping so your team knows how urgent issues will be handled.
You will receive an executive summary and detailed technical report documenting identified vulnerabilities, supporting evidence, risk and impact, and practical remediation guidance. We also conduct a readout with your team to walk through the results, answer questions, and discuss remediation priorities.
Where appropriate, we can provide documentation confirming that an independent security assessment was completed. Any specific documentation or attestation requirements can be discussed during scoping.
Many organizations test at least annually, but environments under active development often benefit from more frequent assessment. Additional testing is particularly valuable following major releases, architectural changes, new integrations, cloud migrations, or other changes that materially affect the attack surface.
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