Secure Code Review (SCR) for Development Teams

This service places security reviewers inside your software development process. We review the risky code changes as they are written, sprint by sprint, instead of holding one large audit just before launch. Flaws are caught while the code is fresh in the developer’s mind, which is when they are quickest and cheapest to fix.

How it differs from a one-off review

Our source code review assessment examines an existing codebase at one point in time and produces a report. This service is continuous. It suits teams that release often, where a single audit would be out of date within weeks. Some clients use both: an assessment to set a baseline, then continuous review to hold it.

Who tends to use it

Engineering leaders and product security teams at banks, fintech and software companies that release frequently. It is especially useful where regulators, auditors or enterprise customers expect proof of secure development practice under ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 or PCI DSS.

Working together, week to week

We start by agreeing which changes need a security review. Usually these are changes to login, payments, access to personal data and anything involving encryption. The review triggers are fitted to your branching model and release rhythm.

When a flagged change comes in, a reviewer reads it alongside results from static analysis tools such as Semgrep, Checkmarx or SonarQube. The reviewer concentrates on the logic that tools miss: a permission check in the wrong place, an injection path, a careless use of encryption.

Findings go straight into the tools your developers already use, as pull request comments or tickets. Each carries a severity rating and a suggested fix. The rating combines CVSS, the OWASP Risk Rating and business impact, so developers know what to tackle first. Periodic reports then show what was found, what has been fixed and whether the fixes held.

Reviews reference the OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS and the SEI CERT Secure Coding Standards.

What builds up over time

  • A secure coding standard written for your languages and frameworks.
  • Findings tracked in your issue tracker, with severity and fix guidance.
  • A monthly or per-release summary for engineering and security leadership.
  • Coaching sessions for developers, based on the mistakes that keep coming back.

Request a secure code review proposal to build security review into your development workflow.