Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) (APP-003) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

APP-003

Domain Code

APP

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Application Security / Development

Control Overview

APP-003 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain a Secure Software Development Lifecycle integrating security requirements, secure design, threat modeling, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance activities into software development processes.

Business Objective

Ensure security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle and vulnerabilities are prevented as early as possible.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

APP-003 · 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 →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	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 →
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 →
ISO27701	ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f...	ISO Privacy Standard	v2019	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	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-003-R001	SSDLC Framework The organization shall establish a Secur...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R002	Security Requirements The organization shall define security r...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R003	Secure Design Review The organization shall conduct secure de...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R004	Threat Modeling The organization shall conduct threat mo...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R005	Secure Development The organization shall implement secure...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R006	Security Verification The organization shall conduct security...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R007	Security Validation The organization shall conduct security...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R008	Security Acceptance The organization shall establish securit...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R009	SDLC Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗
APP-003-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	APP-003 Secure Software Development Li...	Application Security / Engineering	View ↗