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OWASP Security Testing for Cloud-Native Web Applications

OWASP Security Testing for Cloud-Native Web Applications in Dubai

Stralya secures your most critical web applications with rigorous OWASP-based security testing, tailored to cloud-native architectures and the high standards of Dubai’s digital ecosystem.

Scope of work

What Our OWASP Security Testing Covers

Our OWASP Security Testing service is structured into clear, practical components. Each component can be adapted to your application’s maturity, architecture and regulatory context, while keeping a strong alignment with OWASP Top 10 and OWASP ASVS guidelines.

Core OWASP Testing Coverage

Authentication and session management testing, including login flows, password reset, multi-factor authentication and session handling.

Authorisation and access control checks to prevent horizontal and vertical privilege escalation, insecure direct object references and role bypass.

Input validation and output encoding tests to detect injection vulnerabilities (SQL, NoSQL, OS command), cross-site scripting (XSS) and related issues.

API and microservices testing, including endpoint enumeration, parameter tampering, rate limiting and improper error handling.

Configuration and deployment review to identify insecure defaults, exposed admin interfaces, missing security headers and weak TLS configurations.

Data protection and privacy checks around storage, encryption in transit and at rest, logging and handling of personal or sensitive data.

Business logic testing to uncover abuse scenarios specific to your workflows, such as bypassing payment steps, quota limitations or approval processes.

Dependency and component analysis to identify known vulnerabilities in third-party libraries, frameworks and container images.

Optional Add-ons and Extensions

Source code review for critical modules to complement black-box testing with code-level insights.

Continuous security integration into your CI/CD pipeline, including automated checks and secure deployment guards.

Security hardening workshops for your development team, focused on OWASP and secure coding practices relevant to your stack.

Post-audit implementation support where Stralya’s engineers help directly apply fixes and refactor insecure components.

Compliance-oriented reporting tailored for management, auditors or regulators in the UAE and GCC.

Whether you are launching a new platform, preparing for an investment round or stabilising an existing system, our OWASP Security Testing service gives you a clear, actionable view of your security posture. You gain the confidence to move forward, backed by a partner who treats your project as if it were their own.

Benefits of OWASP Security Testing with Stralya

Reduced business risk

By identifying and prioritising vulnerabilities before attackers do, you significantly reduce the risk of data breaches, service disruption and reputational damage in a highly competitive Dubai market.

Higher reliability and uptime

Secure applications are more stable. Our findings often highlight configuration and architecture improvements that also enhance performance and availability.

Clear visibility for leadership

CTOs, CIOs and Digital Transformation leaders receive a concise, non-technical summary of risks and priorities, making it easier to defend budgets and decisions at board level.

Stronger foundation for growth

Startups and scale-ups gain a secure foundation for future features, integrations and markets, avoiding costly retrofits later in their growth journey.

Trust from clients and partners

Demonstrating that your application has undergone OWASP-based testing by a specialised partner like Stralya strengthens trust with customers, investors and institutional partners in the region.

Process

How Our OWASP Security Testing Engagement Works

Our OWASP Security Testing is structured, transparent and designed for teams that cannot afford guesswork. We combine manual testing, automated tooling and code-level analysis where relevant. Every step is documented, communicated and aligned with your priorities so that remediation is realistic and efficient.

We start with a short but structured workshop with your technical and business stakeholders to understand the application, data sensitivity, user flows and regulatory context in Dubai and the wider GCC. This allows us to define a clear testing perimeter, assumptions and success criteria.

Based on OWASP standards (OWASP Top 10, ASVS) and your specific architecture, we build a tailored test plan. We identify potential attack vectors, critical components and integration points (APIs, authentication, third-party services) to ensure coverage where it matters most.

We combine carefully configured automated tools with expert manual testing. This includes input validation checks, authentication and authorisation testing, session management, injection attempts, misconfiguration analysis and business logic abuse scenarios aligned with OWASP guidelines.

For cloud-native applications, we review relevant cloud services and configurations (identity and access management, storage, networking, secrets management) to identify misconfigurations that could expose your application or data, ensuring alignment with both OWASP and cloud provider best practices.

We deliver a clear, structured report that groups findings by risk level and business impact. For each issue, you receive an explanation, reproduction steps and recommended remediation options adapted to your technology stack and internal capabilities.

We work alongside your teams (or previous vendors) to clarify findings and support remediation. Once fixes are applied, we perform targeted re-testing to validate that vulnerabilities are correctly resolved and that no regressions have been introduced.

Find Commonly Asked Questions

OWASP security testing is a structured approach to identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in web applications based on standards from the Open Web Application Security Project. In Dubai’s fast-moving digital environment, where platforms often handle high-value transactions and sensitive data, OWASP provides a recognised international baseline for security. Using OWASP ensures your application is assessed against the most common and critical attack vectors faced on the modern web.

We focus on cloud-native web applications and APIs: customer portals, internal dashboards, transactional platforms, SaaS products and government or semi-government digital services. We work across major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, Node.js, Laravel, Django and others commonly used in Dubai and the wider GCC.

Our OWASP Security Testing is delivered on a fixed-price basis. After an initial scoping discussion, we define the perimeter, assumptions and depth of testing, then provide a clear, all-inclusive price. This avoids surprises and aligns with Stralya’s project-first philosophy: we commit to outcomes rather than billing by the day.

We go beyond handing over a report. Our team can support your developers with practical remediation guidance, code-level recommendations and architecture adjustments. If required, Stralya can also take over critical parts of the project to stabilise and secure it, especially in rescue situations where previous vendors have under-delivered.

Whenever possible, we test in a staging or pre-production environment that mirrors production. For any activities that may affect stability or performance, we coordinate closely with your team and follow strict change and communication protocols. When production testing is required, we design a controlled approach with clear time windows and monitoring.

We recommend running OWASP-based security testing at least once a year for stable applications, and after any major release, infrastructure change or integration with new third-party services. For high-stakes platforms in sectors like finance, real estate or government services, more frequent testing combined with continuous security practices is advisable.

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