CM-18 Change Management

Secure Development Standards

Security is built in, not bolted on.

Domain
Change Management
Control type
Preventive
Automated / manual
Hybrid
Frequency
Continuous
Framework reference
MAS TRM – SDLC; OWASP

What good looks like

Secure-coding standards (OWASP) followed; security addressed by design.

Risk if it fails

Exploitable application vulnerabilities.

How Tess tests it

3 tests — each concludes only on cited evidence.

Secure-coding standards adopted (OWASP)

Design
Procedure
Inspect the standards.
Expected
Defined and adopted.
Sample
1 (design inspection)
Evidence
Coding standards, SAST/DAST integration evidence.

SAST/DAST integrated in pipeline

Operating
Procedure
Inspect integration.
Expected
Runs on changes.
Sample
25 (or full config inspection)
Evidence
Coding standards, SAST/DAST integration evidence.

Security requirements addressed by design

Operating
Procedure
Inspect design artefacts.
Expected
Security built in.
Sample
25 (or full config inspection)
Evidence
Coding standards, SAST/DAST integration evidence.

Evidence Tess looks for

Coding standards, SAST/DAST integration evidence.

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