1. Define Scope and Objectives

• Identify the specific codebase or modules to be reviewed, along with the goals of the review (e.g., finding security flaws, ensuring code quality, or maintaining compliance with coding standards).

2. Automated Code Scanning

• Utilize automated tools to scan the source code for common vulnerabilities and coding errors.
• Tools can detect issues such as buffer overflows, injection flaws, or insecure functions, providing a broad initial analysis.

3. Manual Code Review

• Perform a detailed manual inspection of the code, focusing on critical areas such as authentication, authorization, data validation, and error handling.
• Reviewers check for logic errors, insecure coding practices, and adherence to coding standards.

4. Risk Analysis

• Evaluate the identified issues based on their severity, potential impact, and likelihood of exploitation.
• Prioritize vulnerabilities to determine which issues require immediate attention and which are less critical.

5. Reporting and Recommendations

• Prepare a detailed report summarizing the findings, including descriptions of vulnerabilities, potential risks, and recommended fixes.
• The development team should then address the identified issues and potentially re-review the code to ensure the vulnerabilities have been resolved.
• This process helps ensure that security vulnerabilities and coding errors are identified and mitigated early in the development cycle.