Application and Infrastructure Security Review

Crossjoin was challenged to review the security of an internal application hosted in the cloud that connects to a SaaS provider, with the aim of evaluating it:
- Application security
- Cloud infrastructure security
- Secure communication patterns

Crossjoin carried out an in-depth security assessment of the client’s application and infrastructure. The goal was to identify vulnerabilities and provide expert recommendations to enhance the overall security of the client’s solution:
Secure Code Review:
⇾ Detected vulnerabilities using Static Application Security Testing (SAST).
⇾ Performed Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to identify and mitigate risks in third-party dependencies.
⇾ Conducted a secure architecture review to evaluate the overall design.
⇾ Verified false positives from automated analysis tools to ensure accurate results.
⇾ Mapped findings against the OWASP Top 10 security risks to prioritize remediation efforts.
Cloud Infrastructure Security Review:
⇾ Analyzed the configuration of AWS products to identify potential misconfigurations.
⇾ Conducted benchmarking against industry-standard cloud security best practices to assess the robustness of the cloud infrastructure.
Secure Communication and API Request Handling Analysis:
⇾ Assessed the communication architecture to ensure compliance with secure design principles, including encryption and secure data transmission.
⇾ Tested the API to identify design flaws that could lead to security risks.

⇾ Provided the client with state of the art DoS Testing and Chaos Engineering methodologies for testing and improving resilience

Crossjoin provided the client with a detailed security report, which included:
⇾ Executive Summary: A high-level overview highlighting critical security risks and priorities within a risk matrix for easy decision-making.
⇾ Compliance Assessment: A thorough analysis of all assessed controls, categorizing them as compliant, non-compliant, or partially compliant.
⇾ Evaluation Methods: A reproducible description of the testing and evaluation process, along with the severity and potential impact of each vulnerability discovered.
⇾ Actionable Recommendations: Specific remediation plans for each identified issue, tailored to the client’s infrastructure and application setup.