Service Overview

Secure the software your business runs on.

Codec Networks protects the applications and APIs customers use, the code behind them, the open-source components inside them and the pipelines that build and ship them.

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Why clients need AppSec now

Codec Networks' Application, API & DevSecOps Security service protects the software your business runs on: the applications and APIs customers use, the code behind them, the open-source components inside them and the pipelines that build and ship them.

28.65 mnnew hard-coded secrets exposed on public GitHub in 2025, up 34% on 2024
454,600+new malicious open-source packages identified during 2025
82%of organisations carry security debt: known flaws left open for over a year
87%of organisations surveyed reported an API-related security incident in 2025

GitGuardian State of Secrets Sprawl 2026; Sonatype 2026 State of the Software Supply Chain; Veracode 2026 State of Software Security; Akamai 2026 State of the Internet (SOTI) API security research.

What Application, API & DevSecOps Security is

Application, API & DevSecOps Security A test before go-live finds what is wrong today. This service also asks why it went wrong: which design decision, coding pattern, missing gate or unvetted package let the flaw in, and how to stop the next one.

Product leaders get safer releases. Engineers get findings they can fix. Customers and auditors get evidence that security is part of how you build.

ElementWhat it means for you
What it sets out to doSecure your applications, APIs, code and software pipelines through hands-on testing and steady improvement of how software is built.
What the business gainsFewer breaches waiting to happen, safer releases, smoother enterprise sales and audits, and stronger trust from customers and partners.
What engineering getsValidated application and API flaws, code and dependency issues and pipeline weaknesses, plus a secure SDLC roadmap they can act on.
Who it is forSaaS and product companies, fintech and payment firms, banks and NBFCs, digital lenders, mobile-first businesses, healthtech and e-commerce platforms.
How it is boughtFour engagement models: API Quick Check, AppSec Professional, DevSecOps Maturity and Secure SDLC Retainer, each priced on scope.

Twelve services, one methodology

Each service can be bought on its own. Most clients combine several, because Codec Networks uses one scoping method, one risk rating scale and one reporting layer across all twelve.

Web application penetration testing

Tests customer portals, SaaS products, admin consoles and business web applications the way an attacker would, logged out and under every user role.

What Codec Networks does
  • Login, session handling, password reset and MFA flows
  • Authorisation between users, roles and tenants
  • Input handling: injection, cross-site scripting, file upload, SSRF
  • Business logic in payments, approvals and workflows
  • Error handling, security headers and data exposure

When it is used: Before go-live and before every major release

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Mobile application security testing

Reviews Android and iOS apps and the backends they call, in line with the OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS).

What Codec Networks does
  • Data stored on the device, in logs and in the keystore or keychain
  • Transport security and certificate validation
  • Login, biometrics, tokens and session handling
  • Every backend API call the app makes
  • Reverse-engineering exposure, tampering and platform permissions

When it is used: Before each store release with security-relevant changes

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API security testing

Tests REST and SOAP APIs, microservices and API gateways behind apps, partners and integrations, against the OWASP API Security Top 10.

What Codec Networks does
  • Object-level and function-level authorisation
  • Tokens, JWT, OAuth and OpenID Connect handling
  • Schema validation, mass assignment and injection
  • Excessive data exposure and verbose errors
  • Rate limits, enumeration and transaction abuse

When it is used: Before partner, open-API or marketplace launches

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GraphQL security testing

Tests GraphQL APIs, where one endpoint exposes a whole data graph and authorisation has to be enforced field by field.

What Codec Networks does
  • Schema exposure and introspection in production
  • Field-level and object-level authorisation in resolvers
  • Query depth, complexity and batching limits
  • Error messages and stack traces
  • Mutations that change state or money

When it is used: Before a GraphQL API goes public

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Cloud-native application testing

Tests applications built on serverless functions, containers, microservices, API gateways and cloud identity, within the agreed scope.

What Codec Networks does
  • Exposed functions, endpoints, storage and gateways
  • Permissions held by workloads and service identities
  • Secrets handling in functions, images and configuration
  • Tenant isolation on SaaS platforms
  • Logging and monitoring of the application layer

When it is used: Before SaaS launches and large customer onboarding

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Secure code review

Reads the code paths that matter, with tool support, to find flaws that testing from the outside can miss and to show developers exactly where to fix them.

What Codec Networks does
  • Authentication, authorisation and session code
  • Input validation, output encoding and query building
  • Cryptography, key handling and randomness
  • Error handling and logging
  • Secrets, configuration and use of risky functions

When it is used: For critical modules: payments, identity, KYC, admin

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SAST and DAST review

Runs or reviews static and dynamic application security testing with agreed tools, then validates the results by hand so teams fix real, exploitable issues first.

What Codec Networks does
  • Coverage of SAST and DAST across applications and branches
  • Rule sets, tuning and false-positive levels
  • Validation of critical and high results
  • How results flow into tickets and release decisions

When it is used: When introducing or replacing security tools

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Software composition and supply-chain testing

Checks the open-source and third-party components inside your software, and how they get there, for known flaws, risky packages and weak hygiene.

What Codec Networks does
  • Vulnerable libraries and frameworks, direct and transitive
  • Abandoned, typosquatted or suspicious packages
  • Dependency pinning, lock files and update practice
  • Software bill of materials (SBOM) completeness
  • Licence exposure, where agreed

When it is used: Before releases and customer due diligence

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CI/CD pipeline security review

Reviews the path from commit to production: repositories, build pipelines, secrets, artifacts and release approvals, so the pipeline cannot become a way in.

What Codec Networks does
  • Repository access, branch protection and peer review
  • Pipeline permissions, runners and third-party actions
  • Secrets in variables, scripts and logs
  • Artifact integrity, signing and storage
  • Deployment approvals, environment separation and audit trail

When it is used: When pipelines are built or migrated

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DevSecOps maturity assessment

Measures how well security is built into the way you design, build, test and release software, and lays out a practical roadmap to the next level.

What Codec Networks does
  • Governance, policy, ownership and exceptions
  • Security requirements, threat modelling and design review
  • Secure coding, peer review and developer training
  • Testing, pipeline gates and vulnerability management
  • Metrics, remediation SLAs and continuous improvement

When it is used: When scaling engineering teams

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Threat modelling

Works through an application's design with your architects to find trust boundaries, abuse cases and attack paths before they are coded into production.

What Codec Networks does
  • Architecture, data flows and trust boundaries
  • Privileged flows and partner integrations
  • Abuse and misuse cases
  • Design-level controls and gaps

When it is used: Before building a new product or platform

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Secure coding guidance and enablement

Turns findings into lasting fixes: framework-specific remediation guidance, secure coding standards and focused sessions for the developers who own the code.

What Codec Networks does
  • Recurring flaw patterns across findings
  • Coding standards and framework defaults
  • Developer awareness of the OWASP Top 10:2025
  • Fix quality on retest

When it is used: After a large test with recurring findings

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Mark the statements that describe your organisation. The finder suggests which Codec Networks AppSec services to start with.

  1. Go-live and before every major release
  2. For critical modules: payments, identity, KYC, admin
  3. Pipelines are built or migrated
  4. Building a new product or platform
  5. Each store release with security-relevant changes
  6. Introducing or replacing security tools

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Who the service is for inside a client organisation

StakeholderWhat Codec Networks gives them
CEO and business headsCustomer trust, fewer disruptions and secure growth of digital revenue.
CIO and CTOVisibility of application, API, cloud-native and pipeline risk across delivery.
CISO and security headValidated findings, risk ratings and a remediation dashboard to govern closure.
Product ownersProduct-specific risks understood before customer release or onboarding.
DevelopersActionable secure coding and design guidance for the frameworks they use.
DevOps and platform teamsPipeline hardening actions, secrets management gaps and release controls.
Compliance and risk teamsControl mapping, audit evidence and formal risk-acceptance records.
Board and CXOsA business-level summary of application risk and the priorities that follow.

Industries Codec Networks serves with AppSec

IndustryTypical AppSec priorities
SaaS and product companiesEnterprise buyers ask for SOC 2 or ISO evidence, tenant isolation and API security before they sign, and releases never stop.
Fintech and digital lendingAPIs, mobile apps, KYC journeys and payment flows carry money and identity, so a single flaw can mean fraud.
Banks and NBFCsDigital banking, open APIs, partner integrations and customer portals need secure development and audit-ready evidence.
Payment gateways and aggregatorsPayment APIs, merchant integrations, callbacks, tokens and settlement flows sit under PCI DSS and close scrutiny.
Insurance and insurtechPolicy, claims and partner APIs handle personal and health data across brokers and agents.
Healthcare and healthtechPatient apps, telemedicine and health-data APIs must stay private and available.
E-commerce and retailCheckout, loyalty, accounts and marketplace APIs face fraud, scraping, account takeover and logic abuse.
IT/ITeS and GCCsClient platforms, internal portals and integration APIs need secure development and customer assurance evidence.
Telecom and digital platformsHigh-scale customer apps, identity and subscription APIs need security that keeps pace with releases.
Government and public servicesCitizen portals, public APIs and mobile services need secure-by-design delivery and technical assurance.

Why clients trust Codec Networks with AppSec

CERT-In empanelledInformation security auditing organisation
NICSI empanelledApplication audit and compliance services
ISO certifiedISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018: we run the systems we build for clients
One teamInfrastructure and network exposure, Repeated cloud misconfiguration, Gaps against a regulatory framework, Control and policy gaps

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New Delhi
507, 5th Floor, New Delhi House, Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110001

Gurugram
707, 7th Floor, Silverton Tower, Golf Course Extension Road, Sector 50, Gurugram – 122018, Haryana

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