Application Security

Application security built into how your teams ship software

Find and fix exploitable weaknesses in web, mobile and API applications before attackers do.

The problem

Why this matters

Most breaches that reach customer data pass through an application layer: an unauthenticated API, a broken access-control check, an injectable query or a vulnerable dependency. Point-in-time penetration tests catch some of these, but the code keeps changing after the report is delivered.

Common challenges

  • Release cadence outpaces manual security review
  • API inventories are incomplete, so exposed endpoints go untested
  • Scanner output is noisy and developers lose trust in findings
  • Third-party and open-source components carry inherited risk

Our approach

How we work

  1. Map the attack surface

    Inventory applications, APIs, data flows and trust boundaries, then rank them by business impact.

  2. Test what matters

    Combine manual testing of business logic and authorisation with targeted automated analysis.

  3. Fix with developers

    Deliver reproducible findings with code-level remediation guidance and verify every fix.

  4. Make it continuous

    Embed controls in CI/CD so new code is checked before it reaches production.

Capabilities

What our application security work covers

  • 01

    Web & API penetration testing

    Manual testing aligned to the OWASP Top 10 and OWASP API Security Top 10, including business-logic abuse.

  • 02

    Secure code review

    Focused review of authentication, authorisation, cryptography and input handling in critical code paths.

  • 03

    Mobile application testing

    Android and iOS assessment covering local storage, transport security, binary protections and backend APIs.

  • 04

    Threat modelling

    Structured design reviews that identify abuse cases before they become implementation defects.

  • 05

    Software supply chain security

    Dependency analysis, SBOM generation and build-pipeline hardening.

  • 06

    Security testing in CI/CD

    SAST, DAST and secret scanning tuned to reduce false positives and fail builds only on real risk.

Engagement

Deliverables and benefits

What you receive

  • Risk-ranked findings with proof-of-concept evidence
  • Developer-ready remediation guidance per finding
  • Executive summary for leadership and auditors
  • Retest report confirming closure
  • CI/CD security control recommendations

What it changes

  • Fewer exploitable defects reaching production
  • Findings developers can act on without a translator
  • Evidence suitable for regulators, auditors and customers

Standards & technology

  • OWASP ASVS
  • Burp Suite
  • Semgrep
  • CodeQL
  • OWASP ZAP
  • CycloneDX

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from running an automated scanner?

Scanners find known patterns. Most serious application flaws — broken authorisation, workflow abuse, multi-step logic errors — require a tester who understands what the application is supposed to do. We use automation for coverage and manual testing for depth.

Do you test in production?

We prefer a production-like staging environment. Where production testing is required, we agree scope, timing, rate limits and rollback contacts in writing before any testing begins.

Discuss your application security requirements

Let’s discuss it. Tell us what you are working on and an engineer — not a sales script — will respond.