{"id":3513,"date":"2020-08-06T11:56:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T11:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdesignchennai.org\/projects\/ias\/?page_id=3513"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:42:16","slug":"vapt-certification-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/vapt-certification-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"VAPT Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; color:#b02b2c;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >VAPT Certification<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#b02b2c'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full  \" ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\"><strong>VAPT Certification in Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Certification is the art of finding vulnerabilities and digging deep to seek out what proportion a target can be compromised, just in case of a legitimate attack. A penetration test will involve exploiting the network, servers, computers, firewalls, etc., to uncover vulnerabilities and highlight the practical risks involved with the identified vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IAS provides a very simple yet efficient <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/certification-process-in-canada\/\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c; text-decoration: underline;\">VAPT certification process<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> to help your organization achieve VAPT certification in a timely manner!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock  column-top-margin\" ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Stages of\u00a0Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Penetration testing Certification can be broken down into multiple phases; this will vary depending on the organization and the type of test conducted\u2013 internal or external. Let\u2019s discuss each phase:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Agreement phase.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Planning and reconnaissance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gaining Access.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maintaining access.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Evidence collection and report generation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b059e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-iheading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-id=\"b059e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"iheading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"ot-heading\">\n<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febc50a ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"febc50a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031ba45 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"031ba45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc45c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc45c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Why are Penetration Tests Certification Important?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They can offer security personnel real expertise in dealing with an intrusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A penetration test Certification should be done without informing workers and will allow management to check whether or not its security policies are truly effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/vapt-certification-in-canada\/\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c; text-decoration: underline;\">penetration test Certification<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> can be imagined much like a fire drill. It will uncover aspects of a security policy that are lacking. For example, several security policies provide a lot of focus on preventing and detecting an attack on management systems but neglect the process of evicting an attacker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You may uncover during a penetration test Certification that whilst your organization detected attacks, that security personnel couldn\u2019t\u00a0 effectively take away\u00a0 the attacker from the system in an efficient way before they caused damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They provide feedback on the most at-risk routes into your company or application. Penetration testers think outside of the box, and will try to get into your system by any means possible, as a real-world attacker would.This could reveal immeasurable\u00a0 of major vulnerabilities your security or development team never considered.The reports generated by penetration tests Certification give\u00a0 you with feedback on prioritizing any future security investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Penetration testing Certification\u00a0reports can be used to help train to reduce\u00a0 mistakes.If developers can see however\u00a0 an outside attacker broke into an application or part of an application they\u2019ll\u00a0 help to develop, they will be very much more motivated towars\u00a0 their security education and avoid creating\u00a0 similar errors in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1f08f elementor-section-full_width ot-traditional elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section\" data-id=\"5f1f08f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748cc6c elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"748cc6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b1ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b1ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\"><strong>Types\u00a0 of Penetration testing based on knowledge of the target<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_third  \" ><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left    avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\uf1e9' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"   style='color:#000000; '>Black Box<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"   style='font-size:14px; '><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the attacker does not know the target, it is referred to as a black box penetration test. This type requires a lot of time and the pen-tester uses automated tools to find vulnerabilities and weak spots.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div   avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  \" ><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left    avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\uf1e9' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >White Box<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"   style='font-size:14px; '><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the penetration tester is given the complete knowledge of the target, it is called a white-box penetration test. The attacker has complete knowledge of the IP addresses, controls in place, code samples, operating system details, etc. It requires less time when compared to black-box penetration testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div   avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  \" ><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left    avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\uf1e9' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Grey Box<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"   style='font-size:14px; '><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the tester is having half\u00a0 info about the target, it is referred to as gray box penetration testing. In this case, the attacker will have some knowledge of the target information like URLs, IP addresses, etc., but will not have complete knowledge or access.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\"><strong>Types of Penetration testing based on the position of tester<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If the penetration test is conducted from outside the network, it is referred to as external penetration testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the attacker is present inside the network, simulation of this scenario is referred to as internal penetration testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Targeted testing is usually performed by the organization\u2019s IT team and the Penetration Testing team working together<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a blind penetration test, the penetration tester is provided with no prior information except the organization name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a double-blind test, at max, only one or two people within the organization might be aware that a test is being conducted.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\"><strong>Types of Penetration testing based on where it is performed<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Network Penetration Testing<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Network Penetration Testing activity aims at discovering weaknesses and vulnerabilities related to the network infrastructure of the organization. It involves, firewall configuration &amp; bypass testing, Stateful analysis testing, DNS attacks, etc. Most common software packages which are examined during this test include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Secure Shell(SSH)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SQL Server<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MySQL<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(SMTP)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">File Transfer Protocol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Application Penetration Testing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Application Penetration Testing, penetration tester checks, if any security vulnerabilities or weaknesses are discovered in web-based applications. Core application components such as ActiveX, Silverlight, and Java Applets, and APIs are all examined. Therefore this kind of testing requires a lot of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Wireless Penetration Testing<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Wireless Penetration Testing, all of the wireless devices which are used in a corporation are tested. It includes items such as tablets, notebooks, smartphones, etc. This test spots vulnerabilities in terms of wireless access points, admin credentials, and wireless protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Social Engineering<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social Engineering Test involves attempting to get confidential or sensitive information by purposely tricking an employee of the organization. You have two subsets here.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Remote testing<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 involves tricking an employee to reveal sensitive information via an electronic means.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Physical testing<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 involves the use of a physical means to gather sensitive information, like threaten or blackmail an employee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b02b2c;\">Client-Side Penetration Testing<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The purpose of this type of testing is to identify security issues in terms of software running on the customer\u2019s workstations. Its primary goal is to search and exploit vulnerabilities in client-side software programs. For example, web browsers (such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari), content creation software packages (such as Adobe Framemaker and Adobe RoboHelp), media players, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information about Penetration Testing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/blog\/iso-certification-bodies-in-canada\/\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c; text-decoration: underline;\">Certification Body<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> and the role we can play in your efforts to achieve certification to it, feel free to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c; text-decoration: underline;\">contact us<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/frequently-asked-question-in-canada\/\"><span style=\"color: #b02b2c; text-decoration: underline;\">VAPT Certification frequently asked questions<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> page to learn more!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" ><div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-24  avia-builder-el-no-sibling ' ><a href='https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/product-certification-procedure-in-canada\/'  class='avia-button   avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-color-theme-color avia-size-small avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8d1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >VAPT Certification  Audit Procedure <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3513","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3513"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5862,"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3513\/revisions\/5862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ias-certification.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}