Today, any SaaS or cloud vendor that wants to sell into Google (or Google’s customers) must clear a high bar. Google’s Vendor Security Assessment (VSA) process explicitly requires a third-party penetration test that is:
- Manual-first – the majority of testing effort is hands-on, not just tool output
- Comprehensively scoped – all infrastructure, apps, APIs and endpoints in scope for Google must be in scope for the test
- Authenticated & unauthenticated – testers must have credentials to probe the parts of your app that real users can access
- Well documented – findings are risk-rated, reproducible, evidential and accompanied by a remediation plan or confirmation
- Remediated – critical & high findings can’t simply be “risk-accepted”
- Attributable – the report clearly states who performed the work and their methodology
Google even publishes tips on how to pick a qualified provider: choose firms whose core business is security consulting, and insist on senior talent for your engagement.
How We Map to Google’s Pen Test Expectations
| Google Requirement | Our Approach |
|---|---|
| Manual majority | 80-90 % of testing hours are spent on live manual testing and exploitation, creative attack chaining, and architecture review. |
| Authenticated + unauthenticated | We request least-privilege test accounts for every user role and pair them with public-facing reconnaissance to ensure both insider and outsider perspectives are covered. |
| Full-scope coverage | During kickoff create dataflows, and threat models to confirm nothing is overlooked. |
| 12-month currency | Engagements are scheduled to keep you within Google’s 12-month window; annual re-tests are discounted and can be triggered directly from our platform. |
| Evidence-rich reporting | Each finding includes screenshots, request–response pairs, business impact narrative, and tailored remediation guidance that your dev team can action in one sprint. |
| Remediation plan & verification | Our security platform tracks remediation tasks, deadlines and proof-of-fix artifacts; a free re-test validates closed issues before you submit to Google. |
| Senior, certified testers | Every project lead has 10+ years of security experience, and holds a strong security certification. |
The Platform Edge: Turning Great Testing Into Lasting Resilience
Traditional pen tests hand you a PDF and walk away. We plug that PDF into a security & compliance platform that keeps working for you all year.
- False-positive filter – QA validation, OWASP Top-10 heuristics drive down noise before a developer ever sees an issue.
- Live remediation workspace – Assign findings, set SLAs, link Jira tickets and export one-click evidence packages for auditors.
- Continuous vulnerability scanning + surface monitoring – Optional vulnerability scanning + external attack-surface scans alert you to new exposures between annual pen tests.
- Audit accelerators – Generate SOC 2 screenshot evidence or ISO control matrices directly from resolved findings, slashing prep time when the auditor shows up.
Result:
- Fewer false positives → fewer wasted engineering hours → lower total project cost
- Always-current evidence → less friction during audits & due-diligence reviews
- Stronger security posture → higher trust, faster sales cycles, more closed deals
Why Clients Choose Us Over “Scanner-as-a-Service” Vendors
| Our Strength | What It Means for You |
|---|---|
| Manual, Google-grade methodology | Confidence that your report will sail through Google’s VSA review. |
| Senior talent | Deeper findings and expert guidance your engineers respect. |
| Integrated platform | Security intel stays actionable instead of dying in a PDF. |
| Lower lifetime cost | Less re-testing, less wasted dev time, fewer RFP delays. |
| Audit & sales enablement | Use our dashboards as proof of due diligence in every deal. |
Ready to See It in Action?
Book a 30-minute call with our team and we’ll:
- Map your upcoming Google VSA requirements to a right-sized test plan
- Demo the platform features that will save your team weeks of remediation & audit prep
- Show sample deliverables so you know exactly what to expect
Secure smarter, sell faster. Let’s make your next pen test a growth driver, not a checkbox. Schedule your call today!
