Sera engaged Protagonist for a pre-release vulnerability assessment of their web app. We completed the first testing within 1 week, then guided the team on fixes, and retested the system to confirm it was fully ready for launch.
Total vulnerabilities solved
with Protagonist’s support:
Critical
1
HIGH
15
Medium
42
Low
75
133 issues
Solved with the Protagonist’s support
1 week
To conduct a vulnerability assessment
Full-cycle testing
Vulnerability assessment, fix
guidance & retesting included
Make sure the pregnancy insight app is secure before its release in record terms
Sera, a women’s health diagnostic company, was preparing to launch Pregnancies Like Mine, an app offering statistical insights for future mothers. With no in-house security team, they needed confidence that the app would be safe before going live. But the release date was fast approaching, and they had just one week (half the usual time) to complete a full vulnerability assessment. That’s when Sera turned to Protagonist. We quickly scaled up resources, set up an intensive workflow, and got to work.
Location: USA
Industry: Healthcare
Services: Security Testing
Project timeline: 3 months
Sera, a women’s health diagnostic company, was preparing to launch Pregnancies Like Mine, an app offering statistical insights for future mothers. With no in-house security team, they needed confidence that the app would be safe before going live. But the release date was fast approaching, and they had just one week (half the usual time) to complete a full vulnerability assessment. That’s when Sera turned to Protagonist. We quickly scaled up resources, set up an intensive workflow, and got to work.
Protagonist helps Sera secure first release in record terms
The production release is a crucial milestone where a single vulnerability can destroy funding rounds, ruin users’ trust, and cause reputation losses. With no internal security team and little time to spare, Sera turned to us for a full vulnerability assessment.
We tested the app, delivered the report, and verified results with Sera.
We tested the app, delivered the report, and verified results with Sera. Sera’s team worked on fixes with Protagonist’s guidance.
All severe vulnerabilities resolved. The retest confirmed release readiness.
Deep dive into Sera’s Azure infrastructure
We started with interviews to understand the development team’s workflows and mapped potential risks across the stack. This deep dive into Sera’s Azure infrastructure gave us a roadmap for future testing.
Vulnerability testing done in 1 week
Our team ran tests in a stage environment, identical to production, to avoid service disruption. Using a tailored toolset, we cross-validated results to get as precise results as possible.
Report delivery & results breakdown
We manually classified issues by type, delivered a detailed report, and then discussed all findings with Sera, explaining test results in detail. Each finding came with remediation options and tailored recommendations so Sera could act immediately on high-priority vulnerabilities.
3-month guidance on fixes
Unlike most security consultancies that leave you with just a report, we stayed engaged, answering developer questions, advising on fixes, and guiding changes to your architecture. We helped the team focus on the right tasks and build a more mature infrastructure.
Vulnerabilities fixed, retesting shows 0 severe issues
Once fixes were implemented, we fully re-tested the app to confirm it’s ready for release. The retest showed 0 severe issues, as all vulnerabilities were fixed in total with Protagonist’s recommendations.
In 3 months, Sera went from an untested setup to a security-proof release. We provided a detailed report and guided Sera’s team on scope definition, hands-on fixes, and architecture improvements. The retest proved:
133 vulnerabilities fixed
0 severe issues left
App ready for release
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