You need to know what is actually exploitable
Move beyond scanner output with manual validation, attack-path thinking, evidence, prioritisation, and retesting.
Offensive security / Digital forensics / Cyber resilience
Find the weaknessbefore an attackerdoes.
CyberYaro Security Labs is a Kano-based cybersecurity practice helping organisations test applications and infrastructure, investigate incidents, reduce attack surface, and build stronger security operations.
BaseKano / Nigeria
CoreVAPT / DFIR / Advisory
MethodManual + automated validation
GoalFind / Prove / Fix / Retest
WEBApplication security testing
APIAuthentication and access-control testing
NETInternal and external network testing
MOBAndroid and iOS security assessment
01 / Security with evidence
A scanner can list weaknesses. An adversary connects them.
We focus on the paths that can be abused, the impact they create, and the remediation that closes them.
02 / Where we help
Security work designed around the risk in front of you.
From pre-launch testing to incident response and long-term security operations, the engagement starts with the question that needs a defensible answer.
An incident needs facts, not guesswork
Preserve relevant evidence, reconstruct activity, understand likely compromise paths, and support containment and recovery.
Security controls need to become operational
Turn policies, tools, and risk findings into accountable remediation, recurring reviews, awareness, and measurable improvement.
03 / Security services
Offensive testing, investigation, intelligence, and operational defence.
01
VAPT & Penetration Testing
Adversary-led testing that finds, validates, and prioritises exploitable weaknesses before attackers do.
↗02Digital Forensics & Incident Response
Preserve evidence, understand what happened, contain the incident, and build a clearer path to recovery.
↗03Managed Security & Vulnerability Management
Make security a repeatable operating process instead of a once-a-year exercise.
↗04Cybersecurity Advisory & Governance
Translate technical security risk into practical controls, policies, roadmaps, and accountable decisions.
↗05OSINT & Threat Intelligence
Understand what attackers, fraud actors, exposed data, and public digital traces reveal about your organisation.
↗06Security Awareness & Technical Training
Build security habits across staff, leadership, developers, and technical response teams.
↗WEB APPAPIIDENTITYCLOUD
ATTACKPATH
04 / Vulnerability assessment + penetration testing
Manual testing beyond scanner output.
CyberYaro maps the attack surface, uses automated tools for coverage, then manually validates access control, authentication, business logic, APIs, misconfiguration, and chained weaknesses. Findings are prioritised by realistic impact and supported by clear remediation guidance.
- Web application VAPT
- Mobile application VAPT
- API penetration testing
- Internal and external network testing
- Cloud and connected-system testing
- Remediation review and retest
05 / Engagement model
Define. Observe. Validate. Strengthen.
Security testing should be controlled, visible, evidence-based, and designed to leave the environment stronger than we found it.
Define
Agree scope, assets, objectives, constraints, and rules of engagement before testing or investigation begins.
Observe
Map the environment, collect evidence, and identify the paths an attacker or incident could take.
Validate
Use manual analysis and controlled technical testing to separate meaningful risk from false positives.
Strengthen
Prioritise remediation, support fixes, and retest where required so the engagement ends with measurable improvement.
06 / Industry context
Security controls change with the system, data, users, and threat model.
Financial Services & Fintech
Application, API, identity, transaction, third-party, and infrastructure risk around digital financial services.
Government & Public Sector
Security assurance, incident readiness, investigations, exposed services, and sensitive information handling.
Technology & SaaS
Web, mobile, API, cloud, CI/CD, access-control, and customer assurance across modern software platforms.
Telecommunications
Network exposure, identity systems, customer-facing applications, connected services, and incident evidence.
Energy & Critical Operations
Network segmentation, remote access, connected systems, operational resilience, and investigation readiness.
Healthcare & Education
Sensitive personal data, account security, endpoint risk, awareness, and practical information governance.
07 / VAPT questions
Useful answers before testing starts.
What is the difference between vulnerability assessment and penetration testing?
A vulnerability assessment identifies and categorises weaknesses. Penetration testing goes further by using controlled offensive techniques to validate whether weaknesses can be exploited and what impact they could have. A VAPT engagement combines both perspectives.
Do you only run automated vulnerability scanners?
No. Automated tooling helps with breadth and repeatability, but CyberYaro emphasises manual validation, business-logic testing, access-control testing, attack-path analysis, and evidence-backed findings.
What can you penetration test?
Engagements can cover web applications, mobile applications, APIs, internal and external networks, cloud services, and connected or IoT systems, depending on the agreed scope and rules of engagement.
How often should an organisation conduct VAPT?
A practical baseline is at least annually and after major releases, architecture changes, significant infrastructure changes, or material security incidents. Higher-risk environments often test more frequently.
Does moving to the cloud remove the need for penetration testing?
No. Cloud providers secure the underlying platform, while organisations remain responsible for how identities, applications, data, networks, and services are configured and used. Cloud environments can still contain exploitable weaknesses.
Start with the attack surface