Offensive Security Services
Secure Code Review
Identify and fix security flaws in your codebase before they become incidents. We review application and API code for vulnerabilities, insecure patterns, and logic weaknesses—then provide prioritized remediation guidance aligned to secure SDLC and common compliance needs.
Overview
What we review (and why it matters)
Secure Code Review helps reduce exploitable defects, improve engineering quality, and provide evidence for audits. Reviews can be performed as a one-time engagement, before a release, or as part of an ongoing secure SDLC program.
Applications & APIs
Web apps, REST/GraphQL APIs, and microservices—focused on authentication, authorization, input handling, and business logic.
Infrastructure-as-Code & CI/CD
Terraform, CloudFormation, pipelines, and deployment scripts—focused on secrets exposure, misconfigurations, and unsafe defaults.
Mobile & client components
Android/iOS and client-side code—focused on insecure storage, weak crypto usage, and unsafe communications.
Third-party & dependency risk
Dependency hygiene, vulnerable libraries, and risky configurations—focused on supply-chain exposure and patch prioritization.
What’s included
A structured review that combines manual analysis with tooling to surface real risk—not just noisy findings.
Threat modeling alignment
Confirm trust boundaries, data flows, and abuse cases relevant to your application.
Manual secure code analysis
Review high-risk modules for auth, access control, injection, and insecure patterns.
SAST & rule tuning
Run static analysis and tune rules to reduce false positives and focus on exploitable issues.
Dependency review (SCA)
Identify vulnerable packages and prioritize upgrades based on exposure and impact.
Secrets detection
Detect hardcoded credentials, tokens, keys, and unsafe secret handling.
Configuration review
Check security-relevant settings (CORS, headers, crypto, logging, error handling).
Business logic testing
Review workflows for abuse paths (bypass, privilege escalation, fraud, data leakage).
Developer-ready guidance
Provide clear fixes, code examples, and secure patterns aligned to your stack.
Approach
How our Secure Code Review works
A repeatable process designed for clarity, speed, and actionable remediation.
1) Scope & access setup
Confirm repositories, branches, modules, and environments. Establish secure access (read-only where possible) and define review depth.
2) Architecture & risk focus
Review key flows (auth, payments, PII, admin functions). Identify high-risk areas and prioritize review targets.
3) Review & validation
Perform manual review with SAST/SCA support. Validate findings, reduce false positives, and assess exploitability and impact.
4) Remediation support & retest
Provide fix guidance and optional retest to confirm remediation. Map outcomes to secure SDLC and control requirements.
Deliverables you can use for engineering and audit
Typical timelines
Timelines depend on codebase size, complexity, and access readiness. We’ll confirm scope and provide a schedule before starting.
Small codebase / targeted modules: 3–5 business days
Mid-size application: 1–2 weeks
Large / multi-service systems: 2–4+ weeks (phased)
Retest (optional): 2–5 business days after fixes
Industries & use cases
Where Secure Code Review delivers the most value
Fintech & payments
Reduce fraud and data exposure risk in high-trust workflows and sensitive transactions.
Healthcare & PII-heavy apps
Strengthen protection of personal and sensitive data and improve audit readiness.
SaaS & B2B platforms
Harden multi-tenant access control, admin functions, and API integrations.
E-commerce & customer portals
Prevent account takeover, injection flaws, and business logic abuse.
Government & regulated orgs
Support compliance-driven security requirements with clear evidence and reporting.
Pre-release / major changes
Review critical changes before go-live to reduce release risk and rework.