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Security validation stack

Supporting technology behind Cyber Development advisory and managed delivery

This page documents the supporting validation capability behind our advisory, penetration testing, AppSec, and OT security services.

Customers engage Cyber Development for business outcomes: clearer exposure visibility, validated risk, practical remediation, and stronger security maturity. The tooling remains a supporting layer, not the offer itself.

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Architecture Diagram

Inputs flow through validation activities into a unified risk view and actionable customer outputs.

Git RepositoriesCI/CD PipelinesStaging EnvironmentsMobile BuildsSAST GateSCA GateSecrets GateDAST GateAPI Security GateMobile Security GateUnified Risk View1Validated Findings2Advisor Recommendations3Remediation Actions4Executive Security Report5Compliance Evidence Pack

Continuous security gates aligned with OWASP, CIS, and NIST frameworks.

Validation Architecture

CyberDev Specter supports managed exposure validation by helping correlate discovery, evidence, prioritization, and remediation context.

Sleuth AI supports investigation, prioritization, and remediation guidance so advisors can turn signals into customer-ready decisions.

Security Validation Capability

Cyber Development uses proven security tooling as part of expert-led delivery for discovery, validation, reporting, and remediation support.

Tool output is reviewed in context so customers receive evidence, business impact, and practical next steps rather than raw noise.

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Standards & Framework Alignment

Our security testing and advisory reporting can be aligned to widely adopted standards used by leadership, engineering teams, auditors, and customers.

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OWASP ASVS

Application Security Verification Standard

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OWASP SAMM

Software Assurance Maturity Model

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OWASP Top 10

Critical web application risks

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OWASP API Top 10

Common API security vulnerabilities

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CIS Benchmarks

Secure configuration guidance

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NIST SSDF

Secure Software Development Framework

Coverage

SAST

Catch insecure patterns before merge

SCA

Detect vulnerable open-source dependencies

Secrets Detection

Prevent credential leaks in repositories

DAST

Test running applications for runtime vulnerabilities

API Security

Identify broken authorization and exposed endpoints

Mobile Security

Analyze Android and iOS apps for insecure storage and secrets

IaC

Scan Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud templates for misconfigurations

RASP

Protect live applications with runtime attack detection and response

IAST

Observe runtime behavior in test flows to pinpoint exploitable issues

What Customers Receive

  • Regular security reports with business context
  • Prioritized exposure and vulnerability actions
  • Remediation guidance for accountable owners
  • Compliance evidence packs for ISO, POPIA, and customer assurance needs

Operationalize Application Security

Cyber Development helps teams improve secure software delivery without burying stakeholders in tool noise.

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