Application & API Protection
Application Security
Applications and APIs are where your business meets its customers — and where attackers look first. CoreIAM Technologies helps you build security into the software lifecycle and protect applications in production.
- DesignThreat modelling
- BuildSecure coding and reviews
- TestSAST, DAST and manual testing
- DeploySecure configuration and secrets
- ProtectWAF, API protection, monitoring
Overview
What application security means
Application security is the practice of preventing, finding and fixing vulnerabilities in software throughout its lifecycle. It includes secure design and threat modelling, secure coding practices, security testing, API protection, strong authentication and authorization, and runtime controls such as web application firewalls.
Why it matters
Why organizations need it
Modern applications are assembled from APIs, open-source components and cloud services, and are released continuously. Authorization flaws, exposed APIs and vulnerable dependencies are common — and fixing issues late in the lifecycle is slow and costly.
Common drivers
- Frequent releases with limited security review
- Public and partner APIs with complex authorization
- Open-source dependencies with known vulnerabilities
- Secrets embedded in code and pipelines
- Customer and regulatory requirements for secure development
Capabilities
Core capabilities
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Application Security Assessment
Review of architecture, code and configuration for security weaknesses.
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Threat Modelling
Structured identification of threats and controls at design time.
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Secure SDLC
Security activities and gates embedded in development workflows.
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API Protection
Authentication, authorization, rate limiting and schema validation for APIs.
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Application Identity & Access
Modern authentication, authorization and session management.
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Runtime Protection
WAF and API protection policies tuned to your applications.
Scope
Application security services included
- Application Security Assessment
- Application Security Testing
- Web Application Security Testing
- API Security Testing
- Mobile Application Security Testing
- API Protection
- Secure Architecture Review
- Threat Modelling
- Secure SDLC Advisory
Use cases
Typical use cases
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Shift-left security
Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines without slowing delivery.
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Securing public APIs
Close broken object-level authorization and excessive data exposure.
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Modernizing application authentication
Move to standards-based SSO, MFA and secure token handling.
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Protecting legacy applications
Use WAF policies to reduce risk while code is remediated.
Our approach
How CoreIAM helps
We connect application security with identity: many serious application flaws are really authentication and authorization failures. Our consultants work alongside developers, focus on the issues that matter and help you choose tooling that fits your stack.
- Developer-friendly guidance and enablement
- Authorization design expertise
- Tool-agnostic SAST, DAST and SCA advice
- Runtime protection tuned to real traffic
Engagement
Engagement approach
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Assess
Current practices, applications and risks.
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Embed
Security activities in the SDLC.
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Protect
Runtime and API controls.
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Improve
Metrics and continuous refinement.
Related
Related services
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VAPT & Security Testing
Identify and validate vulnerabilities in applications, APIs, networks and cloud before attackers can exploit them.
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Network, Cloud & WAF Security
Protect applications, APIs, networks and cloud environments with layered, well-tuned controls.
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Identity & Access Management
Secure identities, access and privileges across the workforce, customers, partners and machines.
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AI Security
Secure AI adoption — from AI governance and LLM application security to identity for AI agents.
Ship secure software, faster
Talk to us about application and API security across your development lifecycle.