An application security team, without hiring one.
F Creative Studio 360 places security engineers with development teams in any country, for the sprints you are running now, and for as long as you want that cover.
Hiring a specialist is one option. It is not the only one.
A permanent application security hire takes time, and a single hire rarely covers every application. AppSec as a Service is the alternative: engineers from F Creative Studio 360 who work inside your development rhythm, then leave the skill with your team.
The testing methods themselves are described on the application security page. This engagement is about who does that work with you, week after week. Nothing in a repository or pipeline is touched until you have authorised it.
- Security people inside the team that ships
- A report delivered after the release cannot change that release. The useful work happens in the sprint, on the change, with the people who wrote it.
- Cover that can grow or shrink
- A new product, a busy quarter, or a quieter period does not have to mean a permanent hire or a gap. The level of cover is agreed, and it can change.
- The team keeps the skill
- Reviews, threat modelling and coaching stay with your developers. The point is that the next change is safer even when F Creative Studio 360 is not in the room.
- A record for whoever asks
- Leadership, a customer, or an auditor can see what was reviewed, what was found, and what changed, in the country where you operate.
Three ways to use it
Most engagements mix these. The balance depends on how many applications you ship and how mature the programme already is. Practice is planned against OWASP and OWASP SAMM.
- Engineers in the team
- Security engineers join the way your developers already work: stand-ups, reviews of important changes, threat modelling for new features, and support when something goes wrong.
- Testing that keeps running
- Automated and manual testing on the release cycle, including static and dynamic checks, library review, and a penetration test when that is written into the scope.
- Someone owning the programme
- A roadmap, the tools and policies, and a report a board can read. This is the oversight layer when several applications need one view.
What the engineers actually do
They use the tools your team already has. Questions can sit in Slack or Microsoft Teams. A periodic penetration test is added only when the scope says so.
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Reviews before merge
Important changes are read by someone whose job is the security of the change, not only the feature.
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Gates, with a person behind them
Scanners run in the pipeline. A person triages what they find, so the team is not left with a list of false alarms.
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Coaching
Short sessions for the developers who will own the next release, including a security champion in the team where that helps.
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Design before the code
Threat modelling and architecture review for features that change how data or access works.
How much cover
These are shapes, not a price list. F Creative Studio 360 agrees the hours and the outcomes in scoping, for teams in any country.
- A lighter engagement
- A named engineer for a smaller team. Regular scanning, a monthly review, and a channel for questions. Enough to start, not a full-time presence.
- A dedicated engineer
- One person in the sprint for a team with several applications. Continuous checks, review of critical changes, and testing on an agreed calendar.
- An embedded group
- More than one engineer for a large or regulated estate. Threat modelling, architecture review, compliance evidence, and reporting for leadership. Around-the-clock response only if it is written into the scope.
Common questions
What is AppSec as a Service?+
It is an ongoing application security team from F Creative Studio 360, working with your developers rather than delivering a single test. The shape can be a part-time engineer, a dedicated engineer, or a small group embedded in the team. Organisations in any country can use it.
How is this different from application security testing?+
Application security testing is the set of checks on code, running applications and libraries, including how those checks sit in a pipeline. This service is the people who run that work with your team over time: reviews, coaching, triage and the programme around it. Many engagements include both.
Where do you deliver this?+
For development teams in any country. The engineers join the tools and hours you already use. Reporting follows the obligations that apply where you operate.
Do you replace our developers?+
No. F Creative Studio 360 works beside them. Your team still owns the code. We review, explain, and help them fix what matters.
Can the level of cover change?+
Yes. A lighter engagement can grow into a dedicated engineer, and a busy period can take more people, then drop back. The change is agreed. There is no requirement to keep a level you no longer need.
Is incident response included around the clock?+
Only when that is written into the engagement. A standard engagement includes support during the agreed working pattern. Continuous response is scoped separately.
How much does it cost?+
It depends on how many applications you have and whether you need occasional access, a dedicated engineer, or an embedded group. A scoping conversation with F Creative Studio 360 is the way to get a quote. There is no published hourly package and no obligation to proceed.
Tell us how your team ships.
F Creative Studio 360 will say whether you need a lighter review, a dedicated engineer, or a fuller embedded group, and what would be in the first month.