# Security Code Review

> Master manual and automated security code review techniques to identify vulnerabilities, enforce secure coding standards, and foster a security-first engineering culture.

Canonical: https://codelivly.com/rooms/security-code-review
Last updated: 2026-10-28

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| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Cybersecurity |
| Lessons | 5 |
| Estimated time | 30 min |
| XP | 100 |

This module transitions you from writing secure code to systematically evaluating it. You will learn the methodologies for conducting effective manual security code reviews, utilizing standardized checklists, and integrating Static Application Security Testing (SAST) into your CI/CD pipelines. We will cover the soft skills required to foster a blameless, collaborative peer review culture. The module culminates in a hands-on guided lab where you will perform a comprehensive security review on a simulated Pull Request, identifying critical flaws and providing actionable remediation feedback.

## Lessons

1. What Is Security Code Review and Why Does It Matter (30 min)
2. Review Checklists and High-Risk Code Patterns (30 min)
3. Spotting Injection and Access Control Flaws in Source Code (30 min)
4. Reviewing Pull Requests for Security Issues (30 min)
5. Guided Lab: Reviewing a Pull Request with Seeded Vulnerabilities (30 min)

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