ISO 27001 · A.8.25–8.28HIPAA · §164.312(c)NIST CSF · PR.DS-6

Source Code Security Analysis

SAST, DAST, and dependency auditing — every vulnerability tagged to the ISO 27001 A.8.28, HIPAA §164.312(c), or NIST CSF PR.DS control it violates. Catch what automated scanners miss before it reaches production or your next audit.

Methodology

Four Layers of Code Security Review

Each layer catches a different class of vulnerability. All four are included in every engagement.

01

SAST — Static Analysis

Automated and manual review of source code for security flaws without execution. Covers every file, every branch, every dependency.

02

DAST — Dynamic Analysis

Black-box testing against the running application. OWASP Top 10, business logic flaws, and authentication weaknesses.

03

SCA — Dependency Audit

Every third-party library and transitive dependency checked against CVE databases. SBOM generated for your compliance records.

04

Manual Review

Automated tools miss business-logic flaws. Our engineers manually review authentication flows, authorisation checks, and cryptographic implementations.

What We Find

Common Vulnerabilities We Uncover

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

Unsanitised user input flowing into database queries.

XSS — Cross-Site Scripting

Reflected, stored, and DOM-based injection in web frontends.

Broken Authentication

Hardcoded credentials, weak session management, insecure token storage.

Insecure Deserialization

Untrusted data deserialised without type checking or validation.

Vulnerable Dependencies

Third-party libraries with known CVEs pulled in via npm, pip, Maven.

Security Misconfigurations

Debug flags, stack traces, and default credentials left in production code.

Control Mapping

Which Controls Does Source Code Analysis Satisfy?

Each finding in our report is tagged to the specific compliance control it affects.

ISO 27001
  • A.8.25

    Secure development lifecycle policy

  • A.8.27

    Secure system architecture and engineering principles

  • A.8.28

    Secure coding — prevent common vulnerabilities

HIPAA Security Rule
  • §164.312(c)(1)

    Integrity controls — prevent unauthorised code modification

  • §164.312(a)(1)

    Access control in application authentication flows

  • §164.308(a)(8)

    Evaluation — application-level vulnerability testing

NIST CSF 2.0
  • PR.DS-6

    Integrity checking mechanisms for software

  • PR.IP-2

    Secure development lifecycle implemented

  • ID.RA-1

    Asset vulnerabilities identified and documented

What You Get

Deliverables

  • Line-by-line findings with file path, line number, and CWE reference
  • Severity-ranked: Critical → High → Medium → Low → Informational
  • ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST CSF control tags on every finding
  • Remediation code snippets — not just descriptions
  • Audit-ready evidence package accepted by ISO certification bodies
  • Free re-scan after remediation + signed attestation letter

Audit-Ready Evidence

Accepted by ISO 27001 certification bodies

ISO 27001 Annex A 8.28 requires documented evidence that your organisation tests code for security vulnerabilities. Our report satisfies that requirement — complete with findings, remediation actions, and a re-scan attestation.

HIPAA §164.312(c)(1) requires integrity controls. We provide evidence that application-level integrity — input validation, output encoding, data handling — was reviewed and hardened.

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Frequently Asked Questions

JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js, React, Next.js), Python (Django, FastAPI), Java (Spring), PHP, Go, Ruby on Rails, and .NET. Other languages are assessed case-by-case.

SAST requires read access to the source code repository (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket). DAST requires access to a staging or production-like environment — we never test against live production without explicit written approval.

ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 8.25 (secure development lifecycle), 8.27 (secure architecture), and 8.28 (secure coding) all require documented evidence of code-level security review. Our report provides that evidence.

A focused SAST review of a medium-size codebase (50–200k lines) takes 3–5 days. Full SAST + DAST + SCA with manual review typically takes 7–10 days. Timeline is confirmed after scoping.

No. Source code analysis is white-box — we review the code directly. A penetration test is black-box or grey-box — we attack the running application. Both are recommended for full coverage; many ISO 27001 and HIPAA programmes require both.

Ship Secure Code. Pass Your Audit.

Catch vulnerabilities before they reach production — and before your ISO 27001 or HIPAA auditor does.

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