Secure Code Review Services

Using expert penetration testers, find vulnerabilities in your code before attackers do.

Secure Code Review

Why Raxis? The Penetration Testing Advantage

We don’t just find code patterns. We understand attack chains.

Real Attackers Think Differently

Our code reviewers are active penetration testers with 15+ years average experience

Beyond Static Analysis

Understand business logic flaws that tools cannot detect

Manual + Automated Testing

Expert manual code review by penetration testing professionals, leveraging the latest in AI tools

Code Review + Penetration Testing

Most code review providers rely heavily on automated tools and developers-turned-reviewers. Raxis brings a fundamentally different approach.

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Penetration Testing Expertise

Our code reviewers have over 15 years of experience as penetration testers. We understand how real-world vulnerabilities are exploited, backed by success in compromising systems for Fortune 500 companies. This gives us valuable insights into attacker targets, allowing us to enhance our reviews through a blend of code analysis and practical exploitation knowledge.

We Hack Into Code. It's our Job.

Identifying exploitable vulnerabilities requires more than theoretical knowledge; it involves spotting business logic flaws that automated tools may overlook. This includes creating proof-of-concept exploitation scenarios to illustrate risks. By prioritizing findings based on real-world impact, organizations can allocate resources more effectively to address critical vulnerabilities.

Uncover Business Logic Flaws

Automated scanners struggle with complex vulnerabilities like business logic flaws and improper access controls. Our experts conduct manual reviews to identify critical issues, such as unauthorized access to sensitive records, that could jeopardize your application's integrity.

Enhance Software Quality and Security

Our process not only identifies vulnerabilities but also provides actionable feedback to improve your software’s overall quality. By addressing security gaps early, you save time, reduce risks, and boost developer productivity.

Protect Your Code with Strict NDAs

Raxis prioritizes the confidentiality of your intellectual property. Our secure code review process is conducted under strict Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), ensuring your code remains private and protected throughout the engagement.

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Why Code Review?

Protect your productions, streaming platforms, and content pipelines from cyber threats. Partner with Raxis for AI-augmented, expert-led penetration testing built for media and entertainment.

Validate Third-Party Code

Review vendor applications, open-source libraries, and contractor code for hidden security risks.

Catch Issues Before Production

Finding and fixing security flaws during development costs 10-100x less than after deployment.

Meet Compliance Requirements

Many frameworks require code reviews: PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC/NIST 800-171.

Accelerate Secure Development

Identify coding patterns that lead to vulnerabilities and educate your developers on secure practices.

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How We Use AI to Strengthen Your Code Security

AI helps us quickly analyze extensive codebases, identifies intricate vulnerability patterns across various functions, and enables thorough reviews in a shorter timeframe without compromising on quality.

  • Enhanced Pattern Recognition
  • Accelerated Vulnerability Discovery
  • Intelligent Prioritization
  • Comprehensive Coverage
  • Faster Time to Results

What We Review

Programming Languages

Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C/C++, C#, PHP, Ruby, Go, Swift, Kotlin, and more

Application Types

  • Web Applications
  • Mobile applications (iOS/Android)
  • APIs and microservices
  • Desktop applications
  • Cloud-native applications
  • IoT and embedded systems

Frameworks & Technologies

React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, .NET, Spring, Django, Flask, Rails, and more

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Raxis Hack Stories

The Nearly Plaintext Passwords

Our stories are based on real events encountered by Raxis engineers; however, some details have been altered or omitted to protect our customers’ identities.

While penetration tests act like a hacker poking at systems and services in unexpected ways, Raxis’ code reviewers pull up their sleeves and investigate the code that does the work behind the scenes in detail. These engagements are after the same types of exploitable vulnerabilities, but they come at them in different ways.

As the Raxis team carefully examined the code for a retail application, they realized that the code for storing and verifying passwords used a custom encryption library implemented by our customer in the same code base. The library encrypted passwords rather than hashing them – meaning that they could be decrypted as well – and derived the encryption key from a static passphrase stored within the source code. This meant that every stored password could be decrypted back to plaintext.

Because the source code for the retail application (including database queries and updates that included customer PII like credit card numbers and addresses) was stored in the same git repository as the encrypted password codebase, anyone with access to the company git repository would have the tools to decrypt all customer passwords to plaintext useable passwords.

While this could have become a company-crushing hack for our customer, with Raxis’ report in hand, their team eliminated the password encryption code library and began using a widely-used authentication tool that used password hashes and no static passphrases. Customer PII and our customer’s reputation were now secure.

Frequently Asked Questions

A code review examines your application's source code to find vulnerabilities at the implementation level—before the application runs. Penetration testing attacks your live, running application to find exploitable weaknesses. Code reviews catch issues like hardcoded secrets, insecure cryptography, and logic flaws that are difficult to detect externally. Pentests find configuration issues, authentication bypasses, and runtime vulnerabilities. For maximum security coverage, we recommend combining both approaches in a hybrid assessment.

Yes. Many organizations come to us after their applications are deployed. While it's ideal to review code during development, production code reviews are extremely valuable. We identify vulnerabilities before attackers do, provide prioritized remediation guidance, and can validate fixes without disrupting your live environment. We also offer ongoing code review services that integrate with your update cycles.

We take confidentiality extremely seriously. All Raxis team members sign strict NDAs before any engagement. Your source code is stored in encrypted, access-controlled environments and deleted after the engagement concludes per our retention policy. We're happy to work within your security requirements, including air-gapped environments, on-premise reviews, or your preferred secure file transfer methods. Our team is U.S.-based, and we can accommodate additional compliance requirements.

We handle codebases of all sizes—from small microservices with a few thousand lines to enterprise applications with millions of lines of code. For larger codebases, we use a risk-based approach, focusing manual review efforts on security-critical components like authentication, authorization, payment processing, and data handling while using AI and automation to scan the entire codebase. We'll work with you during scoping to determine the most effective approach for your application.

We go beyond just identifying issues. Every finding includes detailed remediation guidance with secure code examples, best practice recommendations, and specific steps to resolve the vulnerability. Our reports show exactly where the issue exists (file and line number) and how to fix it properly. After you implement fixes, we perform complimentary retesting to validate the vulnerabilities are resolved. You also get direct access to our testing team for questions during remediation.

Pricing varies based on several factors: codebase size (lines of code), application complexity, number of programming languages, review depth required, and timeline. As a guideline, we offer three tiers: Baseline (automated + validation), Targeted (focused manual review of critical areas), and Comprehensive (full manual review with threat modeling). We'll work with you to customize our approach to your needs and budget. Most reviews range from $5,000 to $50,000+. Contact us for a customized quote based on your specific application and security requirements.

Absolutely. Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is a key part of our code review process. We identify all open-source components, check for known CVEs, verify license compliance, and assess whether libraries are outdated or deprecated. We also review how your code integrates with these libraries—many vulnerabilities occur at the integration points. If you're using vendor code or contractor-developed components, we can review those as well.

If we discover critical security issues—especially those that pose immediate risk—we alert you immediately, not just in the final report. This allows your team to implement emergency patches if needed. We prioritize findings using CVSS scoring and business impact assessment, so you know exactly which vulnerabilities to address first. For critical findings, we can provide expedited remediation consultations and fast-track retesting once fixes are deployed.

Automated tools and AI assistants like GitHub Copilot can catch common vulnerability patterns, but they miss context-specific logic flaws, business logic vulnerabilities, and complex attack chains. Our penetration testers think like real attackers—we understand how vulnerabilities are actually exploited and can identify issues that require understanding your application's purpose, data flow, and threat model. We use AI to enhance our process, but experienced human experts validate every finding and discover what automation misses. Plus, we provide proof-of-concept exploits showing exactly how attackers would leverage the vulnerabilities.

Yes. We offer ongoing code review services that integrate directly into your development workflow. Using our Raxis Attack PTaaS platform, we can automatically trigger security reviews when code is committed, provide real-time feedback to developers, and block deployments if critical vulnerabilities are detected. This "shift-left" approach catches security issues immediately rather than discovering them weeks later. We support integration with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, and other common platforms. Contact us to learn more and discuss how we can customize our integration for you.

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