Penetration testing built around how software actually breaks.
Every engagement is manual-first and attacker-minded, augmented with AI-powered tooling to surface patterns and attack paths faster, then validated by hand to confirm what's actually exploitable.
Application Penetration Testing
Web applications are where most organizations carry the most risk, and where automated scanners fall shortest.
- Business logic and workflow abuse, including chaining low-severity issues into high-impact compromise
- Broken access control & privilege escalation
- Authentication & session management flaws
- Injection and input-handling vulnerabilities
- AI & LLM application testing: prompt injection, indirect prompt injection, and other OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications risks
Thick Client Penetration Testing
Installed desktop applications are frequently under-tested, but attackers target them just as readily as anything web-facing.
- Reverse engineering & binary analysis
- Client–server traffic interception
- Local storage, credential handling & configuration review
API Penetration Testing
As architectures shift toward API-driven design, APIs have become one of the most targeted and most misunderstood attack surfaces.
- Authentication, authorization & object/function-level access control testing
- Data exposure & rate-limiting gaps
- REST, GraphQL, and other API architectures
Mobile Penetration Testing
Mobile applications carry risks distinct from web platforms, on both the client and the backend.
- iOS & Android client-side vulnerabilities
- Insecure local storage, binary protections & platform-specific misconfigurations
- Backend API & communication security
Penetration Testing Program Management
Beyond individual engagements, Carrara Security helps organizations build and run mature offensive security capabilities.
- Leading existing penetration testing teams, or providing embedded/fractional leadership
- Designing pentest programs from the ground up: methodology, cadence, tooling, and reporting standards
- Advising on how findings feed into broader vulnerability management