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Application Security Review

Source-code and design-level review of custom-built applications, covering authentication, authorization, and business-logic flaws that automated tools routinely miss.

Overview

Understanding This Service

What It Is

A combined source-code and design-level review of your custom-built application, identifying authentication, authorization, and business-logic flaws that black-box testing and automated scanners routinely miss.

Who It's For

Engineering teams maintaining proprietary applications, organizations preparing for a major release or audit, or companies that need assurance beyond what a penetration test alone can provide.

When It's Needed

Before a major architectural change, ahead of a compliance audit, after a security incident, or as a deeper complement to an existing penetration testing program.

Common Challenges

Why Clients Request This Service

Insecure Coding Patterns

Flawed Application Design

Authentication & Session Weaknesses

Business-Logic Vulnerabilities

What's Included

Scope of Testing

Scope is tailored per engagement, but most reviews draw from the following.

Source Code Review

Manual review of critical code paths for injection, logic, and access-control flaws.

Architecture & Design Review

Assessment of trust boundaries, data flow, and design-level security decisions.

Authentication & Authorization

Deep-dive testing of login, session, and access-control mechanisms.

Dependency & Configuration Review

Third-party libraries, frameworks, and configuration settings affecting risk.

Reporting

Detailed findings with risk ratings, evidence, and remediation guidance.

Our Approach

How We Run This Engagement

1

Planning

Codebase access, scope definition, and authorization sign-off.

2

Code & Design Review

Manual analysis of source code, architecture, and trust boundaries.

3

Validation

Confirming exploitability of identified flaws and ruling out false positives.

4

Reporting

Executive and technical findings delivered with clear risk ratings.

5

Remediation Review

Retesting fixed issues to confirm they're fully resolved.

Deliverables

What You Walk Away With

Executive Summary

A board-ready overview of application risk posture and key findings.

Technical Findings

Detailed, reproducible findings mapped to specific code and design elements.

Risk Ratings

CVSS-aligned severity scoring to help you prioritize fixes.

Proof of Concept

Evidence and steps to reproduce each validated finding.

Remediation Guidance

Specific, actionable fixes tied to your codebase and architecture.

Retest Validation

Confirmation testing once fixes are deployed, included at no extra cost.

Related Frameworks

This service commonly supports requirements under:

SOC 2
PCI DSS
HIPAA
ISO 27001
Why Our Approach

What Makes Our Testing Different

Senior-Led Engagements
Manual Testing
Fast Turnaround
Business-Focused Reporting
Faqs

Questions About Application Security Review

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