VAPT

Vulnerability assessments are the process of finding, assessing, and mitigating system vulnerabilities. Both services have a distinct function and are carried out to attain distinct but complementary goals. There are two distinctions between VA and PT. The VA process provides a horizontal picture of the network and application's security posture, whereas the PT process does a vertical deep dive into the findings. In other words, the VA process demonstrates the magnitude of a vulnerability, whereas the PT demonstrates its severity.

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) tools target your system both inside and outside the network in the same way that a hacker would.

VAPT provides a more complete picture of the hazards to your network or application. It assists businesses in protecting their data and systems from hostile attacks.

VAPT is required to meet compliance criteria. It safeguards your company against data loss and unwanted access.

The scope of each audit is determined by the organization, industry, compliance criteria, and so on. However, here are some general recommendations to keep in mind: 

A VAPT activity can be carried out on any device with an IP address.

External factors of your organization should be the focus of penetration testing (IP addresses, offices, people, etc.). 

Your internal infrastructure should be the focus of your vulnerability assessment (servers, databases, switches, routers, desktops, firewalls, laptops, etc.).