Application Security (AppSec)
Our Application Security (AppSec) program helps organisations embed security throughout the software development lifecycle. We offer a blend of automated testing, manual code review, and developer training to ensure applications are resilient against modern threats.
From threat modeling and secure architecture design to static analysis, dynamic testing, and vulnerability management, our AppSec services deliver end-to-end protection for web, mobile, and API-driven applications.
By integrating security tools and best practices into your CI/CD pipelines, we help developers catch flaws early, reduce remediation costs, and shift security left without slowing down delivery.
AppSec Services & Methodologies
- Threat Modeling & Architecture Review – Identify and mitigate security risks during design
- Static Application Security Testing (SAST) – Automated code analysis for insecure patterns
- Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) – Black-box testing of running applications
- Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) – Runtime vulnerability detection during QA
- Software Composition Analysis (SCA) – Third-party dependency and open-source risk assessment
- Secure Code Review – Manual review by security experts for critical code paths
- API Security Testing – OAuth, JWT, API endpoint fuzzing, and misuse cases
- Mobile App Security – iOS/Android vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering
- DevSecOps Integration – Pipeline security, policy as code, automated security gates
- Continuous Vulnerability Management – Ongoing scanning, prioritization, and tracking
- Secure Development Training – Custom training, coding best practices, hands-on workshops
- Bug Bounty & Coordinated Disclosure – Crowdsourced testing and responsible vulnerability reporting
AppSec Engagement Lifecycle
Our approach follows a structured process to embed security at every phase:
1. Discover & Analyze
Gather requirements, map application assets, identify threat surfaces, and create a threat model.
2. Assess & Test
Run SAST, DAST, IAST, and SCA tools; perform manual code review to validate findings and uncover logic flaws.
3. Remediate & Harden
Prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities, refactor code, and implement secure controls and libraries.
4. Integrate & Monitor
Embed security gates in CI/CD, configure security dashboards, and establish continuous monitoring.
Key Areas of Focus
Our AppSec assessments cover the following critical domains:
- Secure Design & Architecture – Threat modeling, data flow analysis, secure defaults
- Input Validation & Output Encoding – Prevent XSS, SQL injection, and command injection
- Authentication & Authorization – Enforce MFA, RBAC, and secure session management
- Cryptography & Data Protection – Proper use of encryption, secure key management, and data at rest/in transit
- Business Logic Controls – Detect and prevent abuse of application logic and workflows
- Error Handling & Logging – Avoid information leakage, implement secure logging practices
- Dependency & Configuration Management – Keep libraries up to date, secure deployment settings
Deliverables
Every AppSec engagement provides:
- Threat Model Documentation – Visual maps of threat surfaces and prioritised attack vectors
- Comprehensive Findings Report – Detailed description of each vulnerability, risk rating, and reproduction steps
- Secure Coding Recommendations – Code snippets, patterns, and best practices to fix and prevent issues
- Remediation Roadmap – Actionable plan with timelines, responsibilities, and priority levels
- DevSecOps Integration Guides – CI/CD pipeline configuration, security policy-as-code examples
- Developer Training Materials – Custom slide decks, hands-on exercises, and cheat sheets