Operations service

Secure Development Guidance

Engineering-focused security guidance embedded in development workflows to help teams make correct security decisions during active development.

Secure development guidance provides practical, contextual security input while work is in motion. We work directly with engineering teams during design and implementation to help them make informed security decisions as code and architecture are being developed.

This service embeds security into the development lifecycle by defining security requirements, establishing architectural and implementation guardrails, and resolving security questions at the point decisions are made, rather than after issues have hardened into rework or production risk.

When it’s a fit

  • Teams want fewer late-stage findings
  • Security requirements exist but do not translate cleanly into engineering tasks
  • Developers lack clear security guidance during development stages
  • Security decisions are escalated late or inconsistently
  • Security controls are bypassed to maintain velocity

What you get

  • Security requirements defined as part of your SSDLC
  • Design-time security guardrails and approved implementation patterns
  • Threat modeling during design to identify security-relevant decisions and address weaknesses before implementation
  • Clear escalation points when tradeoffs are required
Define scope and engagement model

This service supports active development, not post-release cleanup. We scope engagement around where security decisions occur during design and development.

We’ll define how guidance fits into your SSDLC, clarify expected touchpoints, and provide pricing based on engineering surface area and cadence.

Pricing is project-based and scoped to active development work.

What determines the scope of guidance
  • Active development surface: applications, services, and teams in scope
  • Decision frequency: how often security requirements or design tradeoffs arise

How this fits into the bigger picture

This service operates as part of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), embedding security requirements and decision support into design and implementation rather than relying on post-development review.

This service does not certify application security or replace assurance testing.

Leadership
Ensures security expectations translate into engineering decisions and execution.
Operations
Keeps development moving while preventing avoidable security debt.
Assurance
Improves decision quality earlier in the lifecycle, reducing downstream findings.
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