Source Code Security Review
Manual, expert-led security review of application source code — finding the design and implementation flaws that runtime testing cannot reach.
Why Source-Level Review
Some classes of vulnerability are practically invisible to runtime testing: race conditions, time-of-check-to-time-of-use defects, cryptographic algorithm misuse, business logic flaws that depend on internal state, and pre-authentication code paths gated behind narrow input conditions. A source code review reads the code with adversarial intent and finds them.
Engagement Scope
- Threat-modelled scoping — review effort concentrated on the components carrying the greatest residual risk
- Manual code review by senior application security engineers in the relevant language
- Tool-assisted coverage — SAST findings triaged, false-positives discarded, true-positives confirmed
- Dependency review — software composition analysis, transitive vulnerability inheritance, licence risk
- Cryptographic review — algorithm selection, mode of operation, key handling, RNG usage
- Authentication and authorisation logic review
- Input handling and output encoding review
- Configuration and secrets handling review
Languages and Stacks
Java/Kotlin · C# / .NET · Python · Go · Rust · Node.js / TypeScript · PHP · Ruby · C / C++ · Swift · Embedded firmware (selected toolchains).
Deliverables
- Finding-by-finding technical report with code references, exploitability assessment, and remediation guidance
- Executive summary with risk-weighted finding rollup
- Live remediation Q&A with the development team — included
- Retest of remediated critical/high findings — included
See also: DevSecOps Advisory for ongoing pipeline-integrated review.