QA Testing Services for SaaS Startups: How Vervali Works
How Vervali tests a SaaS startup's product: what to test first, when to outsource, manual or automation, the monthly cost at published rates, and how the free pilot…
Social Engineering and
Phishing Testing Services
Stay ahead of cybercriminals by identifying and addressing social engineering vulnerabilities in your business operations. Vervali runs authorised phishing, pretexting and impersonation tests inside written rules of engagement, then gives you a risk-ranked report, training priorities and a retest.
150+ clients
450+ projects
275+ engineers
15+ years
ISO/IEC 17025:2017Accredited testing laboratory
CMMI Maturity Level 3The process is written down and repeats
ISO 9001:2015Quality management
ISO/IEC 27001Information security
Phishing, Pretexting and Impersonation
Your people are the front door attackers try first. We test how they respond before a real attacker does.
Phishing Simulation
Realistic email campaigns that measure who opens, clicks, enters credentials and, just as important, who reports it to your security team.
Pretexting and Vishing
Phone and message scenarios where testers pose as IT, vendors or executives to see whether staff hand over access or data.
Tailored Scenarios
Attacks built around your structure, culture and public footprint, including baiting and impersonation of trusted people.
Your firewall cannot stop an employee who trusts the wrong email.
Free Exposure CheckWhat a Social Engineering Test Finds
The human gaps that bypass every technical control you paid for.
Risky Clicking
Staff who open links or attachments from senders they have never verified.
Credential Handover
Logins entered on lookalike pages or shared over the phone with a convincing caller.
Weak Verification
Help desks and finance teams that act on requests without checking who is asking.
Silent Incidents
Suspicious messages nobody reports, so the security team never hears about them.
When Should You Run a Social Engineering Test?
Attackers strike when your defences are in flux. Test during the changes that open gaps: new hires, audits and post-training checks.
New Hires or Reorgs
New staff, new reporting lines and new vendors are the gaps attackers look for first.
Before an Audit
PCI DSS, HIPAA and ISO/IEC 27001 programmes expect evidence that awareness works. Technical testing runs through penetration testing.
After Training
A retest shows whether awareness training changed behaviour, not just attendance records.
Case Studies
Security engagements where verified, risk-ranked findings and retests closed real gaps.
Bank · VAPT and audit evidence
Before: vulnerability noise was burying the work that mattered, fixes took over 40 days and audit preparation took five days. After: 68% less vulnerability noise, time to fix under 16 days, audit preparation down from 5 days to 5 hours, and high-risk findings closed 3.5 times faster.
68% less vulnerability noiseTime to fix under 16 daysAudit prep 5 days to 5 hours3.5x high-risk closurePayments Platform
Infrastructure VAPT across the exposed surface of a digital recharge and payments platform, with findings retested after remediation.
Marine Technology
Web and infrastructure security testing for a global marine technology organisation, against the agreed in-scope assets.
Fintech Platform
API and network exposure testing on a fintech platform, with risk-ranked findings for the engineering team.
SaaS Gaming
End-to-end security testing across the agreed in-scope product of a SaaS gaming platform, with a retest after fixes.
How a Social Engineering Test Starts
From a target list to a trained team, 9am to 1pm Eastern with delivery from India.
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Name the Targets
Tell us the teams, roles and channels in scope: email, phone, messaging or on site.
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Agree the Rules
We sign rules of engagement naming scenarios, limits and test windows, then quote.
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Run the Campaign
Testers run the agreed scenarios and record every response, click and report.
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Report and Retest
You get a risk-ranked report and training priorities, then we retest after training.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cost follows the agreed scope: how many people and teams are included, which channels we test, such as email, phone, messaging or on site, how tailored the scenarios are, and whether a retest after training is in. We write that list down first, then quote against it. A free exposure check shows what attackers can learn about your staff online.
The main types are application, API, mobile, network, infrastructure, wireless, social engineering and full penetration testing. Social engineering testing targets people rather than systems, using phishing, pretexting and impersonation. Technical tests find software and configuration flaws, while social engineering shows whether staff can be tricked into bypassing those controls. Most mature programmes run both.
Unauthorised testing is illegal. Authorised testing with written permission from the organisation is a normal security engagement. Before any campaign starts, we sign rules of engagement naming the teams, scenarios, channels and limits, including what testers will never do, such as threatening staff or touching personal accounts. Every step stays inside those limits, and results are handled confidentially.
For social engineering work, common tools include GoPhish for phishing campaigns, the Social-Engineer Toolkit for scenario building, Evilginx for testing login protection, Maltego for mapping public information about staff and email security platforms for delivery checks. Tools only run the scenario. Our testers design believable attacks, track responses and turn results into clear training priorities.
A penetration test is priced on scope: the applications, APIs, networks and people included, how deep testing goes and the retest. A focused phishing campaign usually costs less than a full multi-layer engagement, and the two are often combined. We quote after the in-scope list is agreed, and a free exposure check is a no-cost way to start.
Rankings change by source, so judge a vendor on written permission, a clear scope, realistic scenarios, careful handling of staff data and a retest after training. Vervali works under ISO/IEC 27001 with 275+ engineers, 9am to 1pm Eastern with delivery from India. A free exposure check shows how we work before you commit to a full engagement.
No. Attackers now use AI to write more convincing phishing emails and clone voices, which makes human testing more important, not less. AI helps us build realistic scenarios faster, but a person still designs the campaign, stays inside the agreed limits and judges what the results mean for your training and controls.
Web application penetration testing is an authorised attack on a web app to find exploitable flaws such as broken authentication, injection and access control gaps, followed by a retest after fixes. Social engineering testing targets the people who use those apps instead. Many teams run both, and our penetration testing engagement covers the application layer in depth.
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