Secure development services (DevSecOps)
We build security into the way the software is made, rather than treating it as a gate at the end. Static analysis and dependency scanning run on every change, build pipelines are hardened, and a penetration-test pass comes before each major release. Whole classes of issue are caught at merge time.
Security as a property of the process
Bolting a security review onto the end of a project finds problems when they're most expensive to fix. We move the checks left, into the pipeline and the pull request, so vulnerable code and dependencies are caught before they reach production.
- Static analysis (SAST) on every change, tuned to cut false positives
- Dependency and supply-chain scanning with version pinning
- Secrets detection in code and CI, so credentials never ship
- Hardened build pipelines with least-privilege and signed artifacts
- Threat modelling and secure-design review for new features
- A penetration test before each major release
How we harden the pipeline
We meet your team where it works (the IDE, the pull request, the pipeline) and add security controls that inform rather than block, so the team stays fast.
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Baseline & threat model
We assess the current pipeline and codebase, model the threats that matter for your product, and agree where the risk actually is.
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Shift-left controls
SAST, dependency scanning, and secrets detection wired into CI and the pull request, tuned so signal beats noise.
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Pipeline hardening
Least-privilege build steps, pinned and verified dependencies, signed artifacts, and protected branches.
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Pre-release testing
A focused penetration test on the release candidate, with findings chained into realistic attack paths, not just a scanner dump.
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Remediate & re-test
Prioritised, actionable findings, plus a re-test of the fixes so you can confirm each issue is closed.
What you receive
A development process that produces secure software by default, and the evidence to show it.
- Security gates wired into your CI/CD and pull-request flow
- SAST, dependency, and secrets scanning configured and tuned
- A hardened pipeline with least-privilege and signed artifacts
- A threat model and secure-design notes for the product
- A pre-release penetration test with prioritised, reproducible findings
- A free re-test of remediated issues, within the window set in the SoW
The secure-development toolchain
What we put in place: static analysis and dependency scanning on every change, hardened build pipelines and a penetration-test pass before each major release, all built into the way your team already ships.
Secure development questions
How is this different from a one-off penetration test?
A penetration test is a snapshot. It is useful, but it tells you about the code on the day it was tested. DevSecOps makes security continuous: every change is scanned, dependencies are watched, and the pipeline itself is hardened, so new issues are caught as they're introduced. We include a penetration test before each major release, but it sits on top of a process that's already catching the routine problems.
Will security checks slow my team down?
Done badly, they will: a wall of false positives trains everyone to ignore them. We tune the tools so the signal is real, run the fast checks inline and the slower ones out of band, and treat most findings as information for the author rather than a hard block. The goal is to catch issues without breaking flow.
Can you work with our existing CI/CD?
Yes. We integrate with the pipeline you already have, such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI, rather than asking you to switch tooling. The controls slot into your existing pull-request and deployment flow.
Do you fix what you find, or just report it?
Both, depending on the engagement. We can hand your team a prioritised, reproducible set of findings to fix, or remediate them ourselves as part of the work. Either way, we re-test the fixes so you can confirm each issue is closed.