Criticality High Active

Software Release & Deployment Security

Establishes secure release and deployment including release approval, deployment validation, integrity control, rollback management, production verification, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Control ID
APP-010
Domain Code
APP
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
Application Security / DevOps
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

APP-010 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain secure software release, deployment, approval, validation, and rollback processes to ensure only authorized and verified software is deployed into production environments.

Business Objective

Ensure software releases are secure, controlled, and free from unacceptable security risks before deployment.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      APP-010 · 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 →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...
      US
      Law
      		 vCurrent 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
      View

      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-010-R001 Release Security Framework The organization shall establish a softw... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R002 Release Approval The organization shall approve software... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R003 Deployment Validation The organization shall validate that sof... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R004 Deployment Integrity The organization shall implement control... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R005 Rollback Management The organization shall roll back softwar... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R006 Production Verification The organization shall conduct security... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R007 Deployment Monitoring The organization shall monitor software... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R008 Deployment Reporting The organization shall report on softwar... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R009 Deployment Review The organization shall conduct periodic... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗
      APP-010-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... APP-010 Software Release & Deployment... Product Management / Application Security / Risk Owner View ↗