NuageSEC's current VAPT offering covers web applications, APIs, mobile applications, networks, cloud environments and infrastructure, with vulnerability assessment combined with penetration testing — scoped around the Saudi cybersecurity controls that actually apply to your organisation.
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The useful question is not simply “Do we have vulnerabilities?” It is: which weaknesses could create meaningful exposure, which systems are actually in scope, and what evidence do we need to show that security has been tested?
That becomes more important as organisations expand internet-facing services, web applications, APIs, cloud environments, mobile applications, remote-access services and business-critical infrastructure.
NuageSEC's current VAPT offering covers web applications, APIs, mobile applications, networks, cloud environments and infrastructure, with vulnerability assessment combined with penetration testing.
A security team can have vulnerability-management tools, firewalls, identity controls and monitoring in place and still need to validate how those controls behave under controlled testing.
VAPT is useful when these questions need evidence rather than assumptions.
Not every organisation has the same cybersecurity obligation. Saudi Arabia has several cybersecurity control environments. The National Cybersecurity Authority's Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC 2-2024) apply to Saudi government organisations and their companies/entities, as well as private-sector organisations that own, operate or host Critical National Infrastructures. The NCA strongly encourages other organisations in the Kingdom to use the ECC as cybersecurity best practice.
The NCA also published the Non-CNI Private Sector Entities Cybersecurity Controls (NCNICC-1:2025) in December 2025 to establish minimum cybersecurity controls for non-CNI private-sector entities.
ECC 2-2024 contains a dedicated Penetration Testing domain. For organisations within the ECC's applicability, the controls require penetration-testing requirements to be defined, documented and approved. The ECC also requires penetration testing to be conducted periodically.
Why this matters: for an in-scope organisation, the question is not merely “Did we run a vulnerability scan?” It is “Does our penetration-testing scope cover the internet-facing services and components that the organisation relies on?” That distinction should shape the assessment from the beginning.
A cloud assessment should reflect the cloud role and technology stack. The NCA's Cloud Cybersecurity Controls (CCC 2-2024) address cybersecurity requirements for both cloud service providers and cloud service tenants. For cloud service providers, the controls add a penetration-testing requirement stating that the testing scope must cover the Cloud Technology Stack and testing must be conducted at least once every six months.
See how Cloud VAPT is scoped around your technology stack. Explore Cloud VAPT →
Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law framework requires controllers to implement necessary organisational, administrative and technical measures to protect personal data and privacy. The Saudi implementing regulations specifically address information security and require measures to limit risks associated with personal-data breaches. Saudi guidance also requires personal-data breach response plans to be developed and tested regularly.
VAPT can contribute technical evidence to that programme. It does not, by itself, establish PDPL compliance.
Financial-sector requirements can be more specific. SAMA's current Cyber Security Operations and Technology controls state that regulated entities should periodically conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments covering both application and infrastructure layers. They also state that entities should conduct penetration testing twice a year at minimum or after a major/critical change.
Build the scope around exposure and business importance.
For organisations within ECC scope, the NCA explicitly brings internet-facing services and their technical components into penetration-testing scope. The final scope should still be based on the specific business objective and applicable controls.
Use changes in exposure as testing triggers.
A new website, application, API, remote-access system or exposed server changes the attack surface.
Authentication, authorization, payment workflows, architecture or business logic changes can alter security exposure.
New endpoints, integrations or access-control logic can create new data and privilege boundaries.
Moving systems or changing IAM, storage or networking can introduce a different attack surface.
Firewall changes, new services, network redesign or remote-access changes may justify additional testing.
A customer or partner may request recent penetration-testing evidence.
Targeted testing may be used to validate affected systems and related security controls.
A specific requirement may establish testing scope, frequency or evidence expectations.
The appropriate frequency is driven by the environment, risk and applicable requirement — not simply by a generic annual rule.
For applications where authentication, authorization, business logic and application security need validation.
Web Application VAPTFor APIs where authentication, authorization, data access and business logic require assessment.
API VAPTFor Android and iOS applications and their supporting services.
Mobile Application VAPTFor external exposure, internal networks, VPNs, firewalls, Active Directory and exposed services.
Network VAPTFor cloud environments where IAM, storage, network and workload security require assessment.
Cloud VAPTFor servers, databases, virtual systems, storage and identity infrastructure.
Infrastructure VAPTFor SaaS environments where application security, roles, tenant boundaries, APIs and business workflows are relevant.
SaaS VAPTFor interconnected application, API, cloud, network and infrastructure environments.
Enterprise VAPTNuageSEC's current API-security service includes authentication, authorization, sensitive-data exposure and business-logic testing among its API security concerns. This is the kind of question a customer needs the assessment to answer: “Can each user access only what they are supposed to access?”
NuageSEC also publishes Web, Network and API sample reports. View Sample VAPT Reports →
NuageSEC's published VAPT material documents assessment capability across web applications, APIs, mobile applications, networks, cloud and infrastructure. Its current methodology combines discovery, reconnaissance, threat modeling, scanning, manual exploitation, risk analysis, reporting and re-testing.
These are verified NuageSEC capabilities and published assessment examples. They should not be described as Saudi-specific engagements unless the individual project explicitly identifies Saudi Arabia.
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NuageSEC's current public country-support information does not currently list Saudi Arabia among its named supported countries. Its published list includes markets such as the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Singapore and UAE.
This page therefore does not claim a Saudi office, Riyadh office, Jeddah office, Saudi delivery centre, Saudi client count, Saudi client logos, Saudi-specific case studies, or any “leading VAPT company in Saudi Arabia” positioning. The technical VAPT capability is verified; Saudi commercial-market availability would need to be separately confirmed.
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Explore VAPT Testing TypesVAPT stands for Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing. It combines vulnerability identification with controlled security testing to identify and validate weaknesses within an authorised scope.
No. Requirements depend on the organisation, sector, applicable NCA controls, regulator, technology environment and contractual requirements.
Yes. ECC 2-2024 includes a dedicated penetration-testing domain and requires relevant organisations to define and implement penetration-testing processes, with periodic testing.
For organisations within ECC applicability, the stated scope covers internet-facing services and technical components including infrastructure, websites, web applications, mobile apps, email and remote access.
Yes. The NCA publishes Cloud Cybersecurity Controls covering cloud service providers and cloud service tenants.
For CSPs, the current CCC 2-2024 states that penetration-testing scope must cover the Cloud Technology Stack and that testing must be conducted at least once every six months.
The PDPL framework requires necessary organisational, administrative and technical measures to protect personal data and limit security risks. It does not create one universal VAPT scope for every organisation.
For entities covered by SAMA's applicable cybersecurity controls, the current rulebook states that penetration testing should be conducted at least twice a year or after a major/critical change.
Additional testing may be appropriate after significant application, API, cloud or infrastructure changes. For SAMA-regulated entities, major/critical changes are specifically identified as a penetration-testing trigger.
For applicable ECC organisations, penetration-testing scope includes internet-facing services and their technical components such as infrastructure, websites, web applications, mobile applications, email and remote access.
It can provide technical assessment evidence, but VAPT alone does not establish compliance. The organisation must satisfy all applicable controls, governance and other requirements.
NuageSEC's current publicly listed locations do not show a Saudi Arabia office. Its public country-support information also does not currently name Saudi Arabia.
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