Secure Engineering Foundations

Establish secure-by-design practices across your SDLC—process, architecture, threat modeling, code review, and developer enablement—before release pressure forces trade-offs.

Secure SDLC, architecture review, threat modeling, code review, and developer enablement.

What teams tell us

  • We need security before release pressure forces trade-offs
  • Our SDLC has no clear security gates or ownership
  • Code review is inconsistent across teams
  • We must align to SSDF or SAMM for customers and audits
  • Developers need practical secure coding habits, not slide decks

Who starts here

Teams formalizing secure SDLC for the first time
Organizations preparing for architecture review and threat modeling
Engineering leaders standardizing code review and training
Launch package buyers establishing secure engineering basics

What you gain

  • Security activities mapped to each SDLC phase with clear ownership
  • Architecture and threat models that catch design flaws early
  • Repeatable secure code review integrated with delivery
  • Developers who can apply OWASP-aligned secure coding in daily work
When to start

Start here when design and build practices need structure before you automate pipelines or scale AI tooling. Most Launch engagements begin in this family.

Standards & frameworks

Secure software development practices aligned with SP 800-218.

Maturity model for software assurance across the organization.

Verification requirements for application security controls.

STRIDE / Threat Modeling

Structured abuse-case and threat identification at design time.

How we engage

1

Assess & baseline

Review current SDLC, tooling, and team practices against NIST SSDF and SAMM.

2

Design secure workflows

Define security gates, review cadence, and architecture/threat modeling touchpoints.

3

Enable teams

Roll out training, code review playbooks, and champions alignment.

4

Measure & improve

Track adoption metrics and iterate on process with your delivery leads.

Package fit

Launch packages often start with Secure SDLC and code review; Scale adds training and architecture review depth.

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Frequently asked questions

How is Secure SDLC different from DevSecOps?

Secure SDLC defines what security work happens in each phase (design, build, test, release). DevSecOps automates much of that in pipelines. We deliver both as complementary capabilities.

Do you only work with Build Secure services in this family?

Core delivery is Build Secure (SDLC, training, code review). Architecture review and threat modeling are Advisory services cross-listed here because they anchor secure engineering foundations.

When should we add architecture review or threat modeling?

Add them when you are designing or significantly changing systems—typically alongside Secure SDLC in Launch, before major releases or new product lines.

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