Application Security Testing (APP-005) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

APP-005

Domain Code

APP

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Application Security / Development

Control Overview

APP-005 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain security testing processes using static, dynamic, interactive, manual, and penetration testing techniques throughout the application lifecycle.

Business Objective

Identify, validate, and remediate application security vulnerabilities before deployment and during operation.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

APP-005 · Operating Context

Primary Stakeholders

Applicable Industries

Applicable Technologies

Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

Harmonized Framework Mappings

The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
CIS-V8	CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...	CIS Best Practice	vv8	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Application Security (APP)

Purpose:

To ensure the security of internally developed and acquired applications.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

10 Specific Audit Clauses

The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

REQUIREMENT ID	REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS	MAPPED CONTROL	TYPICAL OWNER	ACTION
APP-005-R001	Security Testing Framework The organization shall establish an appl...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R002	SAST The organization shall implement Static...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R003	DAST The organization shall implement Dynamic...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R004	Interactive Testing (IAST) The organization shall implement Interac...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R005	Penetration Testing The organization shall conduct penetrati...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R006	Vulnerability Validation The organization shall validate applicat...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R007	Test Reporting The organization shall report on applica...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R008	Test Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R009	Remediation Verification The organization shall verify that ident...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗
APP-005-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	APP-005 Application Security Testing	Application Security / QA	View ↗