In Nepal, the assessment market is dominated by the Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) model. This is typically a one-time audit where a company hires a freelance expert or a firm to hack their system once a year, usually to meet a compliance regulation. This approach provides a snapshot of security on that specific day but fails to account for new code or changes made to the system the very next week.

Globally, the industry is adopting Application Security Posture Management. This replaces the annual checkup with continuous monitoring. Automated sensors live inside the software development pipeline, testing every line of code for security flaws the moment a developer saves it. This ensures that security is a continuous process rather than a once-a-year event.

A key shift is the rise of “Purple Teaming.” In the traditional model used in Nepal, the attackers (Red Team) and defenders (Blue Team) often work separately. The global trend integrates them into a single process. The Red Team launches a simulated attack while sitting right next to the Blue Team to watch how they respond. This collaborative sparring creates a much faster and more effective feedback loop for improving defenses.