Application Security
We don't just plug in a scanner and hand you a report. We embed security into your entire development lifecycle — from security requirements and real threat modeling with your architects, through tuned SAST/DAST/SCA with project-specific signatures, to customized developer guidelines and vulnerability governance. The approach depends on your framework, your team culture, and how your developers actually work.
What's Included
Security Requirements & Threat Modeling
We sit down with your architects and walk through the real data flows. We build a DFD, identify trust boundaries, and attack the design ourselves — finding critical flaws and missing components at the earliest stage, before a single line of code is written.
SAST — Tuned to Your Project
Static analysis with custom signatures tuned for your framework and codebase. We eliminate noise, configure rules that match your tech stack, and integrate into your CI/CD so developers get actionable findings — not 500 false positives.
DAST & API Security Testing
Dynamic testing against running applications and APIs. Authentication flows, business logic flaws, OWASP Top 10 — tested in the context of how your application actually behaves in production.
SCA, SBOM & Container Scanning
Software composition analysis with SBOM generation. Known vulnerability detection in dependencies, container image scanning, secret detection, and license compliance — across your entire supply chain.
Customized Developer Guidelines
Not generic OWASP checklists — framework-specific secure coding instructions tailored to how your team works. Different guidance for React vs. Spring vs. .NET. Written for your developers, not for auditors.
Security Gates & CI/CD Integration
Quality gates in your pipeline that enforce security standards without blocking velocity. Break/warn thresholds calibrated to your risk appetite. We configure the tooling, not just recommend it.
Vulnerability Governance & Exception Management
Process for managing findings: who triages, how exceptions are handled, what gets accepted vs. fixed, SLA tracking, and escalation paths. Because finding vulnerabilities is only half the job — the other half is making sure they get resolved.
Tooling Advisory
We recommend and help deploy both open-source tools we've battle-tested (Semgrep, Trivy, OWASP ZAP, Dependency-Check) and commercial platforms — based on what fits your budget, stack, and team size.
How It Works
Security Requirements & Threat Model
Workshop with architects: build data flow diagrams, identify trust boundaries, attack the design. Find design flaws and missing controls before coding starts.
Tool Selection & Tuning
Select SAST/DAST/SCA tools (open-source or commercial). Tune signatures and rules to your framework. Eliminate false positives. Configure CI/CD integration.
Pipeline Integration & Gates
Embed security tools into CI/CD. Set break/warn thresholds. Configure developer-friendly reporting — findings go where developers already look, not into a separate portal.
Developer Enablement
Framework-specific secure coding guidelines. Hands-on training based on vulnerabilities actually found in your code. Culture matters — we adapt to how your team works.
Governance & Continuous Improvement
Set up vulnerability management: triage workflows, exception handling, SLA tracking. Regular reviews to reduce noise and improve signal. Metrics that show real progress.