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Research, observations, and security thinking.

A collection of technical perspectives on application security, APIs, infrastructure, vulnerabilities, testing methodology, and emerging attack surfaces.

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Modern attack surfaces
WEB

Applications

API

Interfaces

CLOUD

Infrastructure

RESEARCH

Methodology

Observe / Test / Learn
01 / Featured

Security research in focus.

FEATURED NOTE / 001
Application SecurityResearch

Understanding the attack surface of modern applications

Modern applications rarely exist as a single system. They connect interfaces, APIs, third-party services, cloud infrastructure, authentication systems, and data stores. Security testing needs to consider how these components interact.

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01Client
02Application
03API
04Infrastructure
02 / Topics

Areas we explore.

Our insights follow the technologies and security questions surrounding modern digital systems.

01

Application Security

Web application architecture, authentication, authorization, input handling, and common application security weaknesses.

02

API Security

API design, access control, authentication flows, data exposure, and security considerations for connected services.

03

Infrastructure & Cloud

Security considerations across infrastructure, cloud environments, exposed services, and interconnected systems.

04

Testing Methodology

Practical approaches to reconnaissance, validation, evidence gathering, reporting, and security retesting.

05

Security Research

Exploration of emerging technologies, attack surfaces, vulnerabilities, and questions that deserve deeper investigation.

03 / Research notes

Ideas worth investigating.

VAPTSTACK / NOTES
01API SECURITY

Why authorization deserves more than an authentication check

Authentication identifies a requester. Authorization determines what that requester is actually allowed to access.

02WEB SECURITY

Thinking beyond individual vulnerabilities

A useful assessment considers how multiple components and weaknesses interact across an application's attack surface.

03METHODOLOGY

From finding to evidence

Security testing becomes more actionable when findings are supported by reproducible technical evidence and clear context.

04RESEARCH

Why emerging technology changes security testing

New technologies introduce new assumptions, interfaces, dependencies, and behaviours that security teams need to understand.

04 / Work with us

Security questions are worth investigating.

If you have an application, API, infrastructure, or security problem that needs deeper investigation, let's talk.

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