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Dependency Management

The organization shall manage software dependencies, including identification, tracking, and updating of dependencies. Dependency management shall include mapping of dependencies, monitoring of dependency vulnerabilities, and updating of dependencies to address security issues.

Requirement ID
APP-007-R005
Parent Control
APP-007
Domain Code
APP

Requirement Details & Guidance

APP-007-R005 · APP-007
Why This Requirement Exists

Third-party libraries, packages, build tools, and artifacts can introduce vulnerabilities or malicious components into applications.

Implementation Guidance

Maintain dependency inventories, evaluate third-party components, use trusted repositories, verify artifacts where appropriate, and monitor dependencies for newly disclosed vulnerabilities.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

APP-007-R005 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        APP-007 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.14-3.1 – Vendor IS classification; §2.14-3.4 – Periodic assessment
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.1 Information security across all application lifecycle stages; 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.2 Source-code audit or assurance of critical applications
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.6 GV.SC: Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 7 – ICT systems, protocols and tools Article 8(2) – Continuous identification of ICT risk sources, cyber threats and ICT vulnerabilities
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.308(b)(1)-(3) Business associate contracts and other arrangements
          US
          Law
          		 vCurrent View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(d) – Supply chain security, including relationships with direct suppliers/service providers Article 21(3) – Supplier vulnerabilities, product/cybersecurity quality and secure development; critical supply-chain risk assessment results
          EU
          Directive
          		 vCurrent View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 6.1.1 – All security policies and operational procedures that are identified in Requirement 6 are documented, kept up to date, in use, and known to all affected parties.; 6.2.1 – Bespoke and custom software are developed
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-06 – Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-01 – Configuration management practices are established and applied DE.CM – Continuous Monitoring | DE.CM-09 – Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.17 – SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, 3.20 – SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT; SA-12 – SUPPLY CHAIN PROTECTION, SR-4 – PROVENANCE
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 16 – Application Software Security: 16.4 – Establish and Manage an Inventory of Third-Party Software Components; 16.5 – Use Up-to-Date and Trusted Third-Party Software Components
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Security Measures / Controls; Application Security Life Cycle
          India
          Standard
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC9.2 – Risk Mitigation – The entity assesses and manages risks associated with vendors and business partners.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest 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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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Software Supply Chain Security (APP-007)
          Summary:
          Establishes software supply chain security including SBOM management, third-party component management, open-source security, dependency management, component verification, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain controls to identify, assess, monitor, and manage security risks associated with software components, open-source software, third-party libraries, package repositories, and software suppliers.
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