Security Testing Framework (APP-005-R001) - APP-005

Requirement Details & Guidance

APP-005-R001 · APP-005

Why This Requirement Exists

Security testing identifies vulnerabilities that may not be visible through design review or code inspection alone.

Implementation Guidance

Use risk-appropriate SAST, DAST, IAST, penetration testing, dependency analysis, and other testing techniques. Track findings through remediation and verify closure.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

APP-005-R001 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

APP-005 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.3 – Build, Acquire and Implement (BAI) > BAI03 – Managed Solutions Identification and Build > BAI03.08 – Execute solution testing.	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 25 – Testing of ICT tools and systems Article 24(2) – Appropriate digital operational resilience tests	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(h) Standard: Vulnerability management	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.5-3.1.2.2 – Application development; §2.5-3.2.6 – System security testing; §2.5-3.2.5 – Technical review of applications	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.26 – Application security requirements; 8.29 – Security testing in development and acceptance	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(e) – Security in network and information systems acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling and disclosure Article 21(2)(f) – Policies and procedures to assess the effectiveness of cybersecurity risk-management measures	EU Directive	vCurrent	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, 3.4 – ASSESSMENT, AUTHORIZATION, AND MONITORING; SA-11 – DEVELOPER TESTING AND EVALUATION, CA-8 – PENETRATION TESTING	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Testing – VAPT	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 6.3.1 – Security vulnerabilities are identified and; 11.4.1 – A penetration testing methodology is defined,; 11.4.4 – Exploitable vulnerabilities and security	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.2 Source-code audit or assurance of critical applications; 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.6 Threat modelling, secure coding, security testing and secure rollout; 7) Patch/Vulnerability & Change Management – 7.5 Periodic application security testing throughout lifecycle in production-like environment; 18) Vulnerability assessment and Penetration Test and Red Team Exercises – 18.3 Qualified teams for public-facing and critical-application penetration testing	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.4 PR.IP: Information Protection Processes and Procedures	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC7.1 – System Operations – To meet its objectives, the entity uses detection and monitoring procedures to identify (1) changes to configurations that result in the introduction of new vulnerabilities, and (2) susceptibilities to newly discovered vulnerabilities. CC4.1 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 16: The entity selects, develops, and performs ongoing and/or separate evaluations to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning.	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:

Application Security Testing (APP-005)

Summary:

Establishes application security testing including SAST, DAST, IAST, penetration testing, vulnerability validation, reporting, review, remediation verification, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

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

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