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Embed Security Into Every Phase of Software Development

Codesecure Solutions is a specialized application security company in Chennai, India, helping development teams build secure software from the ground up. While app security testing catches vulnerabilities in finished products, application security (AppSec) addresses the root cause by integrating security practices into every phase of the software development lifecycle. From web applications and mobile apps to APIs and microservices, we help your engineering teams identify and prevent security flaws before they ever reach production.

Our AppSec services include secure code reviews, static and dynamic security testing, security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and DevSecOps consulting. We work alongside your development teams to establish security guardrails that scale with your engineering velocity, ensuring that security does not slow down your release cycles but becomes a natural part of how your team builds software.

Application security projects completed globally

4500+

Global Projects
Development teams supported with AppSec

150+

Clients Protect
Service quality guarantee

100%

Service Guarantee
Application security experts on the team

20+

Experts Team

Application Security Services We Provide

Our AppSec services cover the full spectrum of secure development, from code-level analysis to process-level consulting.

  • Secure Code Review: Manual and tool-assisted review of your source code to identify security flaws, insecure patterns, hardcoded secrets, and logic vulnerabilities that automated scanners often miss
  • SAST (Static Application Security Testing): Analyze source code and binaries to detect vulnerabilities like injection flaws, buffer overflows, and insecure cryptographic usage without running the application
  • DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing): Test running applications for runtime vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, session management issues, and server misconfigurations
  • Security Architecture Review: Evaluate your application's design, data flows, authentication mechanisms, and cloud deployment architecture for security weaknesses before writing code
  • DevSecOps Consulting: Help your team integrate security testing into CI/CD pipelines with automated SAST/DAST scans, security quality gates, and vulnerability management workflows
  • Threat Modeling: Systematically identify potential threats and attack vectors specific to your application's design, helping prioritize security controls based on actual risk
Application security services including SAST, DAST, and secure code review

How We Integrate Security into Your SDLC

Security at every phase, from requirements to deployment and beyond

Requirements and Design

We define security requirements, perform threat modeling, and conduct architecture reviews during the design phase. This prevents fundamental security flaws from being built into your application's foundation.

Development and Code Review

SAST tools run during code commits to catch vulnerabilities early. Our manual secure code reviews identify complex logic flaws, insecure patterns, and issues that automated tools cannot detect.

Testing and QA

DAST scans test the running application in staging environments. We combine automated testing with manual penetration testing to validate that security controls work as intended under real attack conditions.

Deployment and CI/CD

Security quality gates in your CI/CD pipeline prevent vulnerable code from reaching production. We configure automated checks that enforce security policies without blocking your development velocity.

Operations and Monitoring

Post-deployment security monitoring, dependency vulnerability tracking, and periodic reassessments ensure your application remains secure as new threats emerge and your codebase evolves.

Why Choose Codesecure for Application Security

  • Shift-Left Approach: We find and fix vulnerabilities during development, not after deployment, saving time and reducing remediation costs
  • Developer-Centric: Our recommendations come with code-level fixes and examples that developers can implement immediately
  • Multi-Language Expertise: Code reviews across Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, Go, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, and major frameworks
  • CI/CD Integration: Hands-on help setting up automated security testing in your existing build and deployment pipelines
  • Comprehensive Coverage: Combined SAST, DAST, manual review, and security assessment for thorough vulnerability detection
  • Scalable Programs: From one-time code reviews to ongoing AppSec program management that grows with your engineering team

Industries We Support with AppSec

Our application security expertise serves engineering teams building products across regulated and high-risk industries.

  • Banking and Fintech Platforms
  • Healthcare and HealthTech
  • E-commerce and Marketplace Platforms
  • SaaS and Cloud-Native Applications
  • Enterprise and ERP Systems
  • EdTech and Learning Platforms
  • Maritime and Shipping Systems

Compliance Standards Our AppSec Services Support

Secure development practices help you meet regulatory requirements for application security

ISO 27001

Our AppSec services support ISO 27001 Annex A.14 (System Acquisition, Development, and Maintenance) controls for secure development policies, security testing, and change management.

PCI DSS

Meet PCI DSS Requirement 6 for secure development with code reviews, vulnerability testing, and secure coding practices for applications handling cardholder data.

SOC 2

Demonstrate secure development practices to auditors with documented code review processes, security testing integration, and vulnerability management for SOC 2 compliance.

HIPAA

For healthcare applications, ensure secure handling of PHI through validated encryption, access controls, and audit logging built into the application layer.

DPDP Act

Build privacy-by-design into your applications with secure consent management, data minimization, and user rights handling aligned to India's DPDP Act requirements.

RBI Guidelines

For banking applications, implement secure coding standards and application security testing mandated by RBI cybersecurity frameworks for banks and NBFCs.

Frequently Asked Questions About Application Security

Application penetration testing is a point-in-time assessment that tests a finished application for exploitable vulnerabilities. Application security (AppSec) is a broader discipline that embeds security throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from design and coding to testing and deployment. AppSec includes secure code reviews, security architecture reviews, SAST/DAST integration, and developer training to prevent vulnerabilities from being introduced in the first place.

SAST (Static Application Security Testing) analyzes source code or compiled binaries without running the application, identifying issues like SQL injection patterns, hardcoded credentials, and insecure cryptographic usage at the code level. DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) tests the running application by sending requests and analyzing responses, identifying runtime vulnerabilities like authentication flaws and server misconfigurations. Both are complementary and should be used together for comprehensive coverage.

Security should be involved from the earliest stages of development. Ideally, start with a security architecture review during the design phase, integrate SAST tools during development, perform DAST testing in staging environments, and conduct penetration testing before production release. The earlier security issues are identified, the cheaper and easier they are to fix. Fixing a vulnerability in design costs significantly less than fixing it after deployment.

Yes, we help organizations integrate security testing into their CI/CD pipelines as part of a DevSecOps approach. This includes configuring SAST tools to run during code commits, setting up DAST scans against staging environments, establishing security quality gates that prevent vulnerable code from being deployed, and creating custom rulesets tailored to your application's technology stack and risk profile.

Our team has experience reviewing code written in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#/.NET, PHP, Go, Ruby, and Swift/Kotlin for mobile applications. We work with popular frameworks including Spring Boot, Django, React, Angular, Node.js, .NET Core, Laravel, and more. Our reviews cover both the application logic and the security of framework-specific configurations and integrations.

Stop Fixing Vulnerabilities in Production. Start Preventing Them in Code.

Build secure software from day one with our application security services covering code review, SAST/DAST, and DevSecOps integration