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Application Security — the software you ship is the attack surface you actually own.

87% of organisations run software with at least one known, exploitable vulnerability already in production. SIRI's application security capability covers secure development, dependency risk and OWASP-mapped testing — built to close the gap between what's shipped and what's actually safe.

87%Of organisations run software with a known, exploitable vulnerability
278 daysMedian dependency lag behind current library releases
42%Of services depend on libraries that are no longer actively maintained
Why known vulnerabilities keep shipping to production
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Widespread gap
87%
87% of organisations operate software with at least one known, exploitable vulnerability already deployed — not a theoretical risk but a current, documented one (Datadog 2026 State of DevSecOps).
Supply-chain drag
278 DAYS
Median software dependency lag has grown to 278 days behind current releases, 63 days worse than the prior year — the gap between a patch existing and it being applied keeps widening.
Maintenance risk
42%
42% of services depend on libraries that are no longer actively maintained, and end-of-life language versions carry exploitable vulnerabilities in 50% of cases versus 31% for supported ones.
Alert fatigue
18%
Only 18% of vulnerabilities labelled “critical” by default scanners remain critical once runtime context is applied — most AppSec teams are triaging noise, not signal.
Standardising
OWASP Top 10
The OWASP Top 10 remains the common reference standard for web and API application security testing and reporting, alongside sector-specific frameworks like PCI DSS.

Most exploitable vulnerabilities aren't zero-days — they're known and unpatched

The gap isn't discovering vulnerabilities. It's the 278 days between a fix existing and it being applied.

Application security is often framed around finding novel flaws, but the more common failure mode is simpler: a known, patchable vulnerability that was never remediated, in a dependency nobody's actively maintaining, buried under enough scanner noise that nobody prioritised it. Testing has to account for that reality, not just add another scan to a pile of unactioned alerts.

87% of organisations run at least one service with a known, exploitable vulnerability already deployed. That's not a testing-coverage problem — it's a triage and remediation problem, compounded by a median dependency lag of 278 days and a scanner alert volume where only 18% of “critical” findings hold up once runtime context is actually applied. Effective application security has to cut through that noise to what's genuinely exploitable in your specific environment.

278 days — the median gap between a dependency update existing and it being applied
63 days worse than the year before — supply-chain lag is getting worse, not better, even as known-vulnerability exposure stays widespread. (Datadog 2026 State of DevSecOps report.)

SIRI's application security testing combines manual, business-logic-aware testing against the OWASP Top 10 with dependency and supply-chain review, prioritising findings by what's actually exploitable in context — not scanner severity alone — and feeding validated critical findings directly into SIRI Attack for full exploitation testing.

What organisations get wrong

Four assumptions that leave known vulnerabilities in production

Most application security gaps aren't about missing scans — they're about what happens after the scan.

01 — TOOLING

“We run automated scanning, so we're covered”

Automated scanning finds pattern-matched issues; it doesn't test business logic, chained vulnerabilities, or whether a “critical” finding is actually exploitable in context.

02 — TRIAGE

“We fix critical findings as they come in”

Only 18% of default-critical findings stay critical once runtime context is applied — without triage, remediation effort goes to noise instead of real risk.

03 — DEPENDENCIES

“Our own code is secure, so we're fine”

42% of services depend on unmaintained libraries — first-party code security says nothing about the risk sitting in your dependency tree.

04 — CADENCE

“We test before every major release”

With a 278-day median dependency lag, vulnerabilities accumulate between releases faster than a release-gated testing cadence can catch them.

What SIRI's application security covers

From secure development through to what's actually exploitable

OWASP-mapped, business-logic-aware, and triaged by real exploitability.

WEB & API

Web & API Security Testing

Manual testing against the OWASP Top 10 and business-logic flaws automated scanners miss.

  • OWASP Top 10 coverage
  • Business-logic testing
  • REST/GraphQL API testing
See SIRI Attack →
SUPPLY CHAIN

Dependency & Supply-Chain Review

Assessing dependency risk, maintenance status and version lag across your software supply chain.

  • Dependency risk assessment
  • Maintained-vs-unmaintained review
  • SBOM & provenance review
See SIRI Exposure →
SECURE DEVELOPMENT

Secure Development Guidance

Guidance and review built into the development process, not bolted on before release.

  • Secure coding review
  • Architecture & design review
  • Developer-facing guidance
See CTEM →
MOBILE

Mobile Application Security

iOS and Android application security assessment across the full application stack.

  • iOS & Android testing
  • Mobile API & backend testing
  • Local storage & data-at-rest review
See SIRI Attack →
TRIAGE

Exploitability-Based Triage

Cutting through scanner noise to what's genuinely exploitable in your environment.

  • Runtime-context triage
  • False-positive elimination
  • Business-impact prioritisation
See CTEM →
CONTINUOUS

Continuous Application Testing

Testing that keeps pace with release cadence, not gated to an annual cycle.

  • Continuous / PTaaS-style testing
  • Release-cycle-aligned testing
  • Retesting & validation
See SIRI MDR →

Evidence, not guesswork

No AppSec programme vs. automated scanning only vs. SIRI Application Security — what actually differs

Scanning for known patterns and testing for exploitable risk are different disciplines.

ApproachNo AppSec programmeAutomated scanning onlySIRI Application Security
Business-logic testingNoNoIncluded
Dependency & supply-chain reviewNoPartial — version checks onlyIncluded
Exploitability-based triageNoNoStandard
Mobile application coverageNoRareIncluded
Mapped to OWASP Top 10NoPartialYes

Sources: Datadog 2026 State of DevSecOps report; OWASP Top 10. Summarised for comparison.

Numbers every board should know

What's actually sitting in production

87%

Run vulnerable software

Organisations operating at least one service with a known, exploitable vulnerability.

278 days

Median dependency lag

Behind current library releases — 63 days worse than the prior year.

42%

Depend on unmaintained code

Of services rely on libraries that are no longer actively maintained.

18%

Of “critical” findings hold up

Once runtime context is applied to default scanner severity ratings.

Compliance alignment

Standards & frameworks we align to

Our methodology is built around publicly recognised frameworks — not a proprietary checklist. Where a specific certification or attestation is completed and verified, it will be named here explicitly.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 SOC 2 (AICPA TSC) NIST CSF 2.0 MITRE ATT&CK OWASP Top 10 OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications NIST AI RMF ISO/IEC 42001 ISO 22301 CERT-In Directions 2022

Framework references reflect publicly available versions as of publication and describe the standards our methodology is aligned to; they are not a claim of certification, attestation, or audit completion unless stated explicitly elsewhere on this site.

Why SIRI for application security specifically

Testing that cuts through scanner noise to what's actually exploitable

The gap in most AppSec programmes isn't detection volume — it's knowing what to act on first.

01

Manual, not just automated

Business-logic and chained-vulnerability testing goes beyond what pattern-matching scanners can find on their own.

02

Supply chain included

Dependency and maintenance-status review is a standard part of the engagement, not a separate purchase.

03

Triaged by exploitability

Findings are prioritised by what's actually exploitable in your environment, not raw scanner severity.

04

Escalates into full offensive testing

Critical findings feed directly into SIRI Attack for complete exploitation and business-impact assessment.

Who this is built for

Organisations SIRI's application security is built for

Technology & SaaS Financial Services Healthcare E-commerce Startups shipping fast Enterprises with large legacy codebases

How we work

From assessment to continuous, release-aligned testing

01

Scope & Baseline

Mapping applications, APIs and dependency footprint in scope.

Week 1
02

Test & Triage

Manual and automated testing, triaged by real exploitability.

Weeks 2–3
03

Remediate & Retest

Prioritised remediation guidance and fix verification.

Week 4
04

Continuous Testing

Ongoing testing aligned to your release cadence.

Ongoing

Frequently asked

Application security, answered directly

How is this different from the automated scanning we already run?

Automated scanning is one input; this adds manual testing for business logic and chained vulnerabilities, dependency and supply-chain review, and triage that separates genuinely exploitable findings from scanner noise.

Do you cover our software supply chain, or just our own code?

Both — dependency and third-party library risk is assessed alongside first-party code, since 42% of services depend on libraries that are no longer actively maintained.

Can this run alongside our existing CI/CD pipeline?

Yes, where scoped — testing can be aligned to your release cadence rather than gated to an annual or quarterly cycle.

How do you prioritise findings differently from our scanner?

Findings are triaged by exploitability in your actual runtime environment, not default severity labels — since only around 18% of default-critical findings remain critical once that context is applied.

Do you test mobile applications too?

Yes — iOS and Android application security assessment, including backend API and local data-storage review, is included as part of the application security capability.

Find out what's actually exploitable in what you've shipped

Test the software you actually run.

Start with a scoped assessment, or move to continuous testing aligned to your release cadence.

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