Stop finding the same vulnerabilities twice
Security testing finds issues. Developers fix them. The same issues appear in the next release.
RiverSafe’s Secure Coding and Developer Enablement works with your engineering teams to address the cause: the knowledge gaps and missing standards that mean vulnerabilities get written in the first place
Standards, skills, and the code review process working together.
The service covers three areas. Each can be delivered independently, but they work best together because they address different parts of the same problem.
Service options
A written secure coding standard your teams will actually use. Not a generic OWASP checklist repackaged — a standard written for the languages, frameworks, and application types your organisation builds, covering the vulnerability classes that actually appear in your codebase.
- Covers the languages and stacks in use across your engineering teams
- Mapped to the OWASP Top 10 and relevant CIS controls so it connects to your existing security requirements
- Written at the level of specificity developers need — not principles, but patterns and examples
- Includes cheat sheets formatted for use in IDEs and code review workflows, not just as policy documents
Structured code review support that builds internal capability rather than creating a dependency on external review. RiverSafe practitioners work alongside your engineers and AppSec team to review code, document findings in a way that teaches rather than just reports, and build the muscle for internal review over time.
- Review focused on the vulnerability classes most relevant to your application types and tech stack
- Findings documented with the context developers need to understand the issue, not just close the ticket
- Paired review model: RiverSafe practitioners work with your team so internal reviewers develop confidence and consistency
- Review criteria aligned to your secure coding standard so the two reinforce each other
Hands-on sessions for engineering teams, built around the vulnerabilities and patterns that appear in your own codebase. Not generic security awareness training — targeted technical sessions where developers work through real examples in the languages they use every day.
- Content built from actual findings in your codebase or applications, not a standard curriculum
- Delivered in the languages and frameworks your teams work in
- Practical format: developers write, review, and fix code during the session
- Available as a one-off workshop series or recurring sessions tied to your release cycle
Customer feedback
AppSec Maturity Assessment
A quick way to establish a scored baseline of your application security programme and identify key gaps before starting a developer enablement engagement.
Learn More
Make secure coding part of how your teams build software.
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We will confirm what your engineering teams need, agree the right engagement format, and give you a clear timeline and scope.