bugskan

Profile

Today in highly connected digital world everyone relies on web and mobile applications. However, these applications can be vulnerable to hackers with malicious intention who can steal, damage or disrupt the services provided by the applications, resulting in financial loss as well as a bad reputation for the app developer or publisher. BugSkan’s cloud-based security scanner helps the app developers identify loopholes or vulnerabilities in the apps. This information can be used to secure the application before it is “hacked”.


Product Offering

BugSkan is a cloud-based platform to test security of websites, mobile applications and IoT devices. Based on secure platform of Microsoft Azure, our platform has the capability to scan hundreds of websites per day. BugSkan helps developers identify security loopholes in their apps so that they can fix it before hackers’ attack.

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Some features of BugSkan

Cloud-based SaaS portal – provides an easy-to-use web based interface that can be accessed from any browser, without requirement of installing software

No security knowledge required – Using the platform, one can test security of the apps/devices/sites without any knowledge of security tools

Authenticated scanning – Some websites require a username/password to login before providing more information. BugSkan automatically signs into applications using the login details one has supplied to check security flaws even in protected area of the application

Zero-touch scanning – BugSkan scanner does not require installation of any scripts of programs on server or application that requires testing

Developer friendly reports – After a scan is completed the developer receives a security report which contains list of security issues in the application along with fix guidelines

Remediation support – BugSkan security team provides specialized remediation support for fixing the vulnerabilities via email as well as phone

Progress Milestones

  • Prepared working prototype of Android application scanner.
  • Discovered 500 insecure apps on Google play store
  • 6 IT organizations have expressed interest for incentivized partnership mode of sales

Team

  • Founders: Mr. Kaushal Bhavsar & Ms. Kirtana Bhavsar
  • Mentor & Investors: 2 Security Expert & 2 Engineer
  • Sales & Marketing: 1 Marketing Executive

Achievements

  • Has been selected for funding of Rs. 10 lacks from Government of Gujarat
  • Startup coverage in leading vernacular dailies such as Gujarat Samachar
  • Organized Gujarat's first and largest independent technology event
  • .NET 2.0 & .NET 3.5 certified by BISAG & Microsoft
  • Yourstory Techsparks 2012 - in Top 30 Gujarat Startups
  • Top 10 startups in Microsoft BizSpark Startup Challenge, Gujarat Region
  • Guinness Book Record Holder - Microsoft Appfest Bangalore, World's largest application development hackathon
  • Microsoft Azure Champion
  • Microsoft Openness Conference, Hyderabad - Best project using OpenSource on Microsoft Cloud - March 2016

How LEAF Incubator has helped

  • Provided a platform for technology development at School of Doctoral Research and Innovation, where the incubatee Lead is the student currently.
  • Facilitated with a fund of Rs. 12 lacs for prototype development from the State Government startup assistance scheme.
  • Connected with International partners at PEI Launchpad for overseas market expansion
  • Helped in getting a contract with a local educational institute, several web development agencies and Australian vendors in IT domain.