Application Security in 2024: A Look at Redpoint’s Service Offerings
In today’s rapidly changing landscape of information security, protecting your applications is crucial. The statistics speak for themselves: data breaches can incur significant costs, with an average cost of $4 million per breach, according to IBM. It’s clear that the threat of exploitation is widely recognized, yet many companies still view security measures as a drain on resources rather than a necessary investment.
However, after years in the industry, we’ve noticed a different perspective emerging. Companies that engage in our services often see us not just as a compliance check but as strategic partners in their marketing efforts. Our security assessments are often integrated into sales pitches, offering clients peace of mind in an uncertain digital landscape.
At our boutique application security firm, our seasoned principal consultants boast decades of experience in the field. With this expertise, we offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to protect your company’s assets and your customers’ data from both familiar and emerging threats. Our client portfolio includes major national financial institutions, international web3 DeFi projects, as well as well-known retail and eCommerce brands.
In this blog post, we aim to showcase the breadth of our services and why our clients trust us. From our diverse range of offerings to our unique positioning in the market, we want to demonstrate why investing in application security with Redpoint is a smart decision for your company.
What we do at Redpoint
- The Application Security Assessment (ASA): Also known across the industry as an Application Penetration Test or Dynamic Application Security Test (DAST), this is one of our most basic services. The Application Security Assessment (ASA) involves a comprehensive, real-time analysis of running applications. Using reliable tools combined with a thorough checklist following a proven methodology based on years of experience, we uncover potential vulnerabilities and deliver actionable remediation advice to enhance your application’s security posture.
- Secure Code Review (SCR): Automated tools can only go so far in detecting complex security issues. Our seasoned security experts conduct meticulous manual secure-code reviews using some automated tools to help focus the review, diving deep into the source code to find intricate vulnerabilities that automated code scans miss. With a keen eye for detail and extensive experience, we tease out the code that has the most important security implications for your application and then scrutinize it for potential risks. Code-level remediation advice follows, which provides developers with solutions in perhaps their most beneficial form.
- Hybrid Application Security Assessment (HASA): The Hybrid Application Security Assessment represents the strategic combination of the ASA and Secure Code Review services. Linking the strengths of these two approaches, we thoroughly evaluate your application, using Secure-Code Review to find impactful vulnerabilities and edge-case conditions that we can then validate dynamically. Hybrid reviews frequently elicit discoveries that long-term developers themselves are surprised to see spring up in an application review. For our customers who return to us after an Application Security Assessment, we recommend the HASA for its potential to provide peace of mind that the application domain has truly been probed for outstanding vulnerabilities and, after mitigation, constitutes a level of security above those of their company’s industry peers.
- Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA): Redpoint has been an industry leader in the mobile application security space since its inception. Our company founder spoke at BlackHat on the topic and has taught some of the most well-received Swift and iOS security training in the past 15 years (with a particularly widely distributed training deck). The methodology and checklist developed for iOS and Android reviews have proven to successfully improve security controls for mobile applications for clients developing finance, eCommerce, retail, and lifestyle applications.
- DevSecOps Consulting: We understand that securing your applications is not limited to just one phase of development. Our DevSecOps Consulting service revolves around integrating security into every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Key offerings within this service include:
• Developer Training: Our range of training empowers your development team with the expertise to find bugs in their applications, write secure code from the outset, and foster a proactive security mindset.
• Security Champion Programs: We assist in establishing Security Champion Programs (often after identifying key team members with an interest and talent for security during developer training), where designated team members advocate for security awareness and best practices within your organization.
• Threat Modeling and Tabletop Exercises: We collaborate with your team to perform threat modeling and tabletop exercises, identifying potential risks early on and strengthening incident response capabilities. - Smart Contract Secure Code Reviews for Web3 Clients: For Web3 clientele, we specialize in Smart Contract Secure Code Reviews. In the blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) world, securing smart contracts is critical precisely because the assets that are being protected are highly lucrative. Our team at Redpoint has worked to extend our code expertise into the emerging cryptocurrency and blockchain economy so that we can ensure that your applications resist attacks and operate securely within the decentralized ecosystem.
As a leading application security firm, we take immense pride in our vast experience and commitment to providing top-notch security solutions. From our Application Security Assessment (ASA) and Hybrid Application Security Assessment (HASA) to our DevSecOps Consulting and Smart Contract Secure Code Reviews, our services are tailored to suit various security needs for companies, large and small. You can entrust your application security to our team of experienced professionals and gain the confidence to navigate the fast-changing cybersecurity landscape.
For any inquiries or to learn more about our services, contact us at info@redpointsecurity.com. Also, feel free to look through the sample Application Review report below to get an idea of our engagement deliverables.
We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to collaborate with you, securing your digital infrastructure and safeguarding your organization’s assets and customer data.