Web App Penetration Testing
Manual exploit attempts across auth, sessions, business logic, and injection vectors — not just a Nessus scan rebadged.
Cybersecurity Services in Qatar — Qatar
Cybersecurity in Qatar — audits and pentests that actually find things.
Manual penetration testing, source code review, and architecture audits for Qatari businesses. Run by engineers who ship production software every day — not checklist auditors. Every finding comes with working proof-of-concept and developer-ready remediation. Reports your team can actually act on.
Overview
Most security audits in Qatar are checklist theatre.
Walk into ten Qatari companies and ask to see their last security audit. Nine of them will hand you a glossy PDF that amounts to a Nessus scan re-typed into a template. No business-logic testing. No code review. No real exploit attempts. No working proof-of-concept. The PDF gets filed, the box on the procurement checklist gets ticked, and the attacker still walks in through the same broken authorization bug nobody bothered to look for.
Pixeldhow runs the kind of penetration tests that real product engineers respect. Our team writes production code every day — on Next.js, TypeScript, AWS, and Supabase — so we know exactly where vulnerabilities hide. We test manually. We chain low-severity bugs into real attack paths. We review source code by hand. And we deliver reports your developers will actually use, not 200 pages of false positives.
Every engagement starts with scoping. We agree the assets, the rules of engagement, and the test windows in writing — before anything touches your systems. Then reconnaissance, active testing, reporting, and a free retest after your team ships the fixes. Findings get closed out properly, not left in a spreadsheet for next year.
We cover web applications, mobile apps (iOS and Android), REST and GraphQL APIs, cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, and Azure, authentication and SSO flows, and Qatar PDPL compliance reviews. If you’re shipping software in Doha and you need a security partner who treats your codebase the way you do — fast, technical, no nonsense — we’re built for it.
Deliverables
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Process
How we ship. Five steps, zero drama.
- STEP 013–5 days
Scoping
We define assets in scope, agree rules of engagement, sign mutual NDAs, and confirm test windows. You get a one-page engagement letter — every URL, endpoint, and IP listed explicitly. No grey areas.
- STEP 023–5 days
Reconnaissance
Passive and active recon: subdomain enumeration, tech fingerprinting, exposed services, leaked credentials, and historical breach data. Everything we do before touching production with intent.
- STEP 031–3 weeks
Active Testing
Manual exploit attempts backed by Burp Suite Pro, custom scripts, and code review. We chain low-severity findings into real attack paths — that's where the actual risk lives.
- STEP 043–5 days
Reporting
CVSS-scored findings with reproducible proof-of-concept, screenshots, and developer-ready remediation. Executive summary on page one — the technical bodies follow. Video PoCs on request.
- STEP 05After fixes ship
Retest
Once your team patches, we retest the closed findings and re-issue a clean report you can hand to auditors, customers, and partners. Included in every engagement, not billed separately.
Tech Stack
What we build with. And why.
Burp Suite ProWeb proxy, scanner, manual exploitation
NucleiTemplate-driven vulnerability discovery
Snyk + TrivyDependency and container scanning
ffuf + sqlmapContent discovery, SQL injection probing
Lynis + BloodHoundHost hardening, AD attack paths
Kali LinuxStandardized tester workstation
OWASP ZAPOpen-source web app scanner for coverage
SemgrepStatic analysis with custom rule packs
GitLeaks + TrufflehogSecrets in git history and artifacts
ScoutSuite + ProwlerAWS, GCP, Azure config audits
Metasploit (authorized)Post-exploit validation when in scope
Notion + Frame.ioReporting, video PoCs, evidence locker
Our stack is continuously evolving. We select tools based on security, performance, and long-term maintainability for your specific project.
Why Pixeldhow
Why Doha's best teams choose us. And stay.
We actually build software
Most security auditors in Qatar haven't shipped production code. We write it daily on Next.js, TypeScript, and AWS — so we know exactly where vulnerabilities hide, and what a developer-friendly fix actually looks like.
Manual, not just scanner output
Scanners catch the obvious. Real risk lives in business logic, chained low-severity bugs, and architecture mistakes. Every Pixeldhow report includes manual findings with working proof-of-concept — never a regurgitated tool dump.
Reports your team can actually use
CVSS scores, reproducible PoC, and developer-ready remediation in plain language. We also record short video walkthroughs for complex findings. No 200-page PDFs of false positives.
Doha-based, GCC time zones
On-site kickoff and final walkthrough included for Qatar clients. PDPL-aware. We respond within hours, not days. Sunday–Thursday business week, same as you.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Don't see what you're looking for? Email hello@pixeldhow.com — we reply within one business day.
READY TO START
Let's find what your last audit missed.
Book a free 30-minute scoping call. We'll talk through your stack, your regulatory context, and what a 1–4 week engagement could look like. NDA-ready. No sales pressure, no obligation.