Overview
Secure code is the last line of defence. A secure architecture and hardened systems matter less if business logic, input handling, or dependency management contain flaws.
Our Code Review service combines automated static analysis with deep manual review to find logic errors, insecure patterns, and risky third-party components that automated tools alone miss. The goal is to produce actionable findings with proof-of-concepts, prioritized by business impact and exploitable risk.
Code Review
Scope Definition
Identify target repositories, components, and technologies (backend, frontend, APIs).
Architecture & Threat Mapping
Understand trust boundaries, data flows, and critical attack paths.
Static Analysis (Automated)
Run SAST and dependency scanners to flag potential issues.
Manual Review
Inspect auth, input validation, deserialization, and business logic.
Secrets & Configuration Audit
Find hardcoded credentials, tokens, and insecure env variables.
Dependency & Library Analysis
Detect vulnerable third-party packages and outdated dependencies.
Error Handling & Logging
Identify information leaks, unsafe exception handling, and debug endpoints.
Remediation Guidance
Provide concrete fixes, code snippets, and secure design recommendations.
What you will get
Deliverables that keep every stakeholder aligned
We deliver more than raw findings: you receive a complete package that leadership, engineers, and auditors can all act on immediately.
Reporting package
Evidence-rich documentation for executives and technical teams.
Executive summary that explains business impact, key risks, and the
narrative behind the assessment.
Vulnerability summary with grouped issues, risk owners, severity,
and time-to-fix guidance.
Technical analysis that includes screenshots, observations, attack
flow notes, and proof-of-exploitation where appropriate.
Metrics & scoring covering CVSS, likelihood/impact rationales,
and remediation priority to unblock quick decisions.
Remediation toolkit
Clear next steps, mapped to the people fixing the issues.
Excel remediation tracker that consolidates every vulnerability with
owners, status, due dates, and comments so progress is easy to measure.
Prioritized backlog with quick wins, blocked items, and prerequisites
highlighted to reduce remediation friction.
Restitution meeting to walk through findings live, align on
fixes, and answer engineer questions while the context is fresh.
Optional retest to validate patches and refresh CVSS scores so the
final report reflects your latest posture.
Where this service excels
Recent scenarios our team solved
Real-world stories that mirror the way customers deploy, defend, and recover.
Fintech
Unsafe deserialization in payment callbacks
Spotted insecure object binding when processing third-party gateway responses.
Outcome
Replaced serialization layer, validated schemas, and added contract tests for integrations.
SaaS
Secrets in infrastructure code
Found hardcoded API keys and tokens inside Terraform modules shared across teams.
Outcome
Introduced secret scanning in CI, rotated credentials, and enforced module registries with reviews.
Healthcare
Cryptography misuse
Identified custom token signing with outdated hashing and no expiration claims.
Outcome
Standardized JWT libraries, rotated keys, and added verification middleware across services.
Testing Methodology
1
Scoping & Kick-off
Define target repositories, components, versions, languages, and access method (read-only repo access or archive). Agree objectives, rules of engagement, and delivery expectations.
2
Automated Analysis
Execute multiple static analysis tools and dependency checkers tuned to the project stack. Consolidate and filter results to highlight relevant findings.
3
Manual Review
Manually inspect high-risk components (authentication, authorization, input handling, deserialization, cryptography) and validate automated findings. Prioritize issues by exploitability and business impact.
4
Pipeline & Dependency Review
Analyze CI/CD pipelines and package management for risky publishing steps, insecure build artifacts, or vulnerable transitive dependencies.
5
Reporting & Debrief
Produce a comprehensive report with executive summary, scope, methodology, prioritized findings with PoCs, business impact, risk ratings, and actionable remediation. Present findings in a restitution meeting with engineering teams.
6
Retest (Optional)
Validate fixes and ensure remediation did not introduce regressions or new vulnerabilities.
FAQ
Duration depends on project size and complexity:
- Small (single repo, ≲30k LOC): ~5 business days
- Medium (multiple repos, ≲100k LOC): ~7–10 business days
- Large (microservices, multi-language, >100k LOC): 10–14+ business days
Developers can introduce security mistakes despite best efforts. A code review finds root causes—unsafe input handling, weak crypto, or flawed role checks—so teams can fix issues precisely and prevent production incidents.
Read-only repository access is preferred. Alternatively, you may provide an exported archive of the codebase. We handle sensitive data carefully and follow agreed confidentiality controls.
They answer different questions and work best together. A code review finds issues in source (root cause and fix). A pentest validates exploits in a running environment (real-world impact). Combining both gives depth and confirmation.