Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT), under the larger umbrella of Scans and Testing is a rapidly evolving field that plays a critical role in securing organizations' networks and systems. The global vulnerability assessment and penetration testing market are forecasted to grow at a rate of 7.5 percent from USD 13.34 billion in 2019 to USD 23.56 billion in 2027. Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest-growing segment at 8.3 percent during the forecast period. Factors like technological advancements, popular government initiatives, and increasing incidents of cyber threats lead to the growth of the industry in this region. The technology offers several benefits such as enhanced situational awareness, real-time response, and control of autonomous systems. The testing is necessary for enterprises that are aiming at a large-scale digital alteration of their business operations.

Established in 2016 in Mumbai, India, QRC Assurance and Solutions has made deep inroads into cybersecurity across the globe by delivering quality services and integrated solutions in the data security and privacy domain. The company takes the complexity out of protecting data and attaining the governance, risk, and compliance goals for its clients. The firm is a onestop service provider being a PCI as well as an ISO certification body.

“Our company has always believed that business continuity, global recognition, information security, and increased credibility comes from meeting the quality, risk, and compliance concerns of a business”, says Kalpesh Vyas, Chief Operating Officer, QRC Assurance and Solutions.

Forerunner on VAPT Front
QRC Assurance and Solutions has introduced Integrated Compliance Audit and Certification service coupled with QRC Assist which is a Compliance and Project Management tool. Through this tool, businesses can have a single

audit that can fulfil their multiple compliance requirements at once.
This approach covers all overlapping compliance control requirements that spread across multiple standards, reducing the need for rework, and managing all compliance in a time-effective and cost-effective manner, informed Sanjay Bhalerao, SVP-Research and Development, QRC Assurance and Solutions. The company has completed more than 15000 assessments with 400 plus clients in over 35 plus countries.

Sanjay D. Bhalerao,
Sr VP Research & Development

QRC Assurance and Solutions holds multiple key credentials like PCIQSA, ISO certification body, and CERT-in empanelled company. These credentials have qualified QRC to provide multiple services in the data security and data privacy domain namely PCI DSS Certification, ISO 27001 Certification, ISO 27701 Certification, SOC1/SOC2/SOC3 Assessments, RBI audits, IRDA audits, SEBI Compliance, SWIFT Assessment, HIPAA and GDPR Assessments along with Scans and Testing services covering domains of network, application, cloud, API, POS terminal and Source Code reviews. By staying at the forefront of Scans and Testing technology and best practices, QRC can help organizations proactively identify and mitigate potential security threats and improve their overall security posture.

Kalpesh Vyas,COO

QRC helps clients identify and classify their sensitive data and implement controls to protect it from unauthorized access. It performs risk assessments to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities in clients' systems and networks and recommends steps to mitigate these risks. The firm also helps its clients to develop policies and procedures to ensure that sensitive data is handled securely and provides training to staff to ensure that these policies and procedures are followed.

QRC performs regular security audits to monitor the effectiveness of clients' security controls as well as to identify and address any areas of weakness. Moving ahead, the firm is planning to continue offering security assessments, design, and operational support for vital IT infrastructure for multinational and domestic companies. QRC achieved ISO 27001 & ISO 27701 Accreditation from IAS, US to become an ISO Certification Body and it is on its formidable way to gaining ISO 9001 Accreditation in 2023.