Penetration Testing Company India — Ethical Hacking Services

eShield Consulting is a leading penetration testing company in India. Our OSCP and CEH certified ethical hackers simulate real-world cyberattacks to expose vulnerabilities in your networks, applications, and cloud infrastructure — before actual threat actors do.

Our Penetration Testing Services

• Network Penetration Testing — External and internal network attack simulation. Identifies lateral movement paths, privilege escalation routes, and unpatched CVEs.
• Web Application Penetration Testing — Full OWASP Top 10 assessment. SQL injection, XSS, IDOR, authentication bypass, business logic flaws.
• Mobile Penetration Testing — Android (APK reverse engineering, root detection bypass) and iOS (IPA analysis, jailbreak testing).
• Red Team Exercises — Multi-vector APT-simulation campaigns combining phishing, physical intrusion simulation, and technical exploitation.
• API Penetration Testing — REST/GraphQL API security assessment targeting OWASP API Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Social Engineering Tests — Phishing simulations and vishing campaigns to measure human attack surface.

Penetration Testing Methodology

We follow the PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard) and OWASP Testing Guide. Each engagement proceeds through: Pre-engagement → Reconnaissance → Threat Modelling → Exploitation → Post-Exploitation → Reporting → Retest. All testing is conducted under signed Rules of Engagement (RoE) with defined blast radius and rollback procedures.

Industries We Serve in India

• BFSI — Banks, NBFCs, insurance companies (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI compliance)
• Healthcare — Hospitals, health-tech, pharma (DPDP Act, HIPAA)
• Fintech & Payments — PCI DSS, RBI payment aggregator guidelines
• E-commerce & SaaS — Customer data protection, ISO 27001
• Government & PSU — CERT-In, NIC guidelines
• Manufacturing & ICS/OT — Industrial control system security

Penetration Testing Cost in India

Penetration testing in India typically costs ₹40,000–₹3,00,000 depending on scope. A web application pentest starts from ₹40,000; network penetration testing for 20 IPs starts from ₹80,000; red team exercises start from ₹3,00,000. All prices include a free retest cycle.

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Frequently Asked Questions — Penetration Testing India

What is the difference between a vulnerability scan and penetration testing?

A vulnerability scan is automated and identifies known weaknesses from a database of signatures. Penetration testing is manual and involves actively exploiting those weaknesses to determine real impact. Pen testing reveals logic flaws, business-layer vulnerabilities, and chained attack paths that scanners miss entirely.

Will penetration testing affect our production systems?

We conduct all testing under agreed Rules of Engagement specifying testing windows, allowed techniques, and off-limits systems. For critical production environments, we schedule testing during low-traffic windows and have rollback procedures in place. No data is exfiltrated — all PoC evidence is contained within the scope boundary.

How often should Indian companies conduct penetration testing?

CERT-In recommends at minimum annual penetration testing for organisations operating critical infrastructure. PCI DSS requires annual penetration testing and testing after significant infrastructure changes. We recommend quarterly for high-risk environments (payment processors, banks) and bi-annually for standard enterprise environments.

Types of Penetration Testing We Offer

eShield offers eight distinct penetration testing disciplines, each requiring specialised skills and tooling:

Network Penetration Testing covers internal and external network infrastructure — firewalls, routers, switches, VPNs, and active directory. Common findings include SMB relay attacks, Kerberoasting, LLMNR poisoning, and misconfigured ACLs.

Web Application Penetration Testing follows OWASP Top 10 and OWASP Testing Guide v4.2. Our testers use Burp Suite Pro, SQLMap, and custom payloads. Authentication, authorisation, injection, and business logic flaws are all in scope.

Mobile Application Penetration Testing covers Android (APK reverse engineering, intent manipulation, root detection bypass) and iOS (IPA analysis, Keychain extraction, jailbreak bypass) applications.

API Security Testing — REST, GraphQL, SOAP. We check for OWASP API Security Top 10: broken object-level authorisation, excessive data exposure, and mass assignment vulnerabilities.

Cloud Penetration Testing — AWS, Azure, GCP. Misconfigured S3 buckets, IAM privilege escalation, metadata service exposure, and insecure serverless functions are common findings.

Social Engineering — phishing simulations, vishing campaigns, and physical security tests help organisations measure human risk alongside technical vulnerabilities.

Red Team Operations — adversary simulation engagements lasting 2-4 weeks, testing detection and response capabilities of your SOC/CERT team, not just technical controls.

Purple Team Exercises — collaborative testing where our red team works with your blue team to improve detection coverage and SIEM rule quality in real time.

Penetration Testing Process Timeline

A typical web application pentest runs over 5-7 business days: Day 1 — kick-off call and credential handover. Days 2-4 — active testing. Day 5 — internal review and report drafting. Days 6-7 — report delivery and debrief call. Network assessments for mid-sized environments (up to 256 IP addresses) typically run 7-10 business days. Red team engagements are scoped at 15-30 business days depending on objectives.

What Is Included in Our Penetration Testing Report

Every eShield penetration testing report includes: an executive summary with risk ratings and remediation priority, a technical findings section with CVSS v3.1 scores and CVE references where applicable, proof-of-concept screenshots and payloads, step-by-step remediation guidance mapped to your technology stack, and a remediation tracking worksheet in Excel format. We also include a re-test within 30 days at no additional charge for critical and high findings.