SaaS Security Pentest

SaaS companies have a unique attack surface: multi-tenant architecture, API-first design and continuous deployments make standard pentest methodologies insufficient. MonkeysICT has specific expertise in testing cloud-based software platforms.

Specific risks for SaaS

Tenant isolation — can customer A reach customer B’s data?
API security — broken access control, IDOR, rate limiting
Authentication & SSO — SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect vulnerabilities
Privilege escalation — from a regular user to admin or super-admin
Data exposure — unintentionally leaked customer data via API responses
Webhooks & integrations — attack vectors via external connections

When should a SaaS company have a pentest done?

Before enterprise sales — large customers require a pentest or SOC 2 report
After a major release or architecture change
When processing privacy-sensitive or financial customer data
As part of ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type II compliance
Before and after a funding round (investor due diligence)

Our approach for SaaS

We combine a web application pentest with an extensive API pentest and specifically test your platform’s multi-tenant logic. You receive two report levels: a technical report for engineering and a management summary for sales and enterprise customers.

FAQ

Our customers are asking for a pentest report. Can we share it?

Yes. We provide a “customer edition” of the report that you can share with enterprise customers as evidence of security testing — without sensitive technical details.

Can you test in our staging environment?

Yes, and we prefer production-equivalent environments. We can also test using production accounts within a clearly defined test scenario, provided it’s agreed in writing.

How does a pentest fit with our CI/CD pipeline?

We always schedule the test in consultation with your release calendar. For continuous security testing, we also recommend an automated vulnerability scan to complement periodic pentests.

Also see: API pentest | ISO 27001 | request a quote