Criticality High Active

Secure Coding Practices

Establishes secure coding practices including standards, developer training, code review, static analysis, exception management, validation, metrics, and continuous improvement.

Control ID
APP-004
Domain Code
APP
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
Application Security / Development
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

APP-004 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain secure coding standards, code review practices, developer security training, and coding governance to reduce software vulnerabilities.

Business Objective

Prevent insecure coding practices and improve software quality through secure development practices.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      APP-004 · 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
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      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 →
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest 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 →
      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 →
      NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...
      India
      Standard
      		 vLatest View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 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 →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest 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-004-R001 Secure Coding Standards The organization shall define secure cod... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R002 Developer Training The organization shall provide secure co... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R003 Code Review The organization shall conduct security-... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R004 Static Analysis The organization shall implement static... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R005 Coding Exceptions The organization shall manage exceptions... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R006 Coding Validation The organization shall validate that sec... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R007 Coding Metrics The organization shall define and track... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R008 Coding Reporting The organization shall report on secure... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R009 Coding Review The organization shall conduct periodic... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗
      APP-004-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... APP-004 Secure Coding Practices Engineering / Application Security View ↗