Active

Threat Modeling

The organization shall conduct threat modeling for software development projects to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities in application designs. Modeling shall include identification of assets, analysis of attack vectors, assessment of threat likelihood and impact, and identification of mitigation measures, with findings addressed in development plans.

Requirement ID
APP-003-R004
Parent Control
APP-003
Domain Code
APP

Requirement Details & Guidance

APP-003-R004 · APP-003
Why This Requirement Exists

Embedding security throughout the SDLC reduces vulnerabilities and makes remediation cheaper before production deployment.

Implementation Guidance

Define security activities for requirements, design, development, testing, release, and maintenance. Establish security gates appropriate to application risk.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

APP-003-R004 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        APP-003 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 16 – Application Software Security: 16.14 – Conduct Threat Modeling
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO03 – Managed Enterprise Architecture > APO03.03 – Select opportunities and solutions.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 7 – ICT systems, protocols and tools Article 9(2) – ICT security policies, procedures, protocols and tools for resilience and data security
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 25(1) – Data protection by design and by default; 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: § 164.308(a)(2) Standard: Risk analysis
          US
          Law
          		 vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.5-3.2.2 – Technology risk assessment Process; §2.5-3.2.6 – System security testing
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest 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
          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; SA-8 – SECURITY AND PRIVACY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 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 →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 6.2.4 – Software engineering techniques or other
          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) – 6.1 Information security across all application lifecycle stages; 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.6 Threat modelling, secure coding, security testing and secure rollout; 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.7 Address application vulnerabilities using best practices/OWASP and defence-in-depth
          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: CC8.1 – Change Management – The entity authorizes, designs, develops or acquires, configures, documents, tests, approves, and implements changes to infrastructure, data, software, and procedures to meet its objectives. CC5.2 – Control Activities – COSO Principle 11: The entity also selects and develops general control activities over technology to support the achievement of objectives.
          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:
          Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) (APP-003)
          Summary:
          Establishes SSDLC including security requirements, design review, threat modeling, secure development, verification, validation, security acceptance, review, and continuous improvement.
          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.
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