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Runtime Application Self-Protection

What is Runtime Application Self-Protection?

A security technology embedded within an application that detects and blocks attacks in real time by monitoring the application's behavior from within.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern runtime application self-protection

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on runtime application self-protection

Requirements naming runtime application self-protection across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications1 control

Security Layer 3 Applications per X.805 Clause 7.3: The Applications Security Layer addresses requirements of network-based applications accessed by service provider customers.

X805-Layer3-Applications-Security-Email-Web-Directory-File-Transfer-E-Commerce-Video · ITU-T X.805 Security Layer 3 - Applications Security + Email + Web + Directory + File Transfer + E-Commerce + Video Conferencing + IM + Office Collaboration + SaaS + B2B EDI + Mobile Apps + APIs →
OWASP ASVS1 control

Per OWASP ASVS V10: protect against malicious code. Requirements include (a) integrate static + dynamic + interactive application security testing in CI/CD pipeline + (b) maintain dependency inventory + SBOM + scan for vulnerabilities + license issues + malici...

OWASPASVS-10 · Malicious Code Verification (V10) →

Questions people ask about runtime application self-protection

What is Runtime Application Self-Protection?
A security technology embedded within an application that detects and blocks attacks in real time by monitoring the application's behavior from within.
Why is Runtime Application Self-Protection important for compliance?
Runtime Application Self-Protection is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding runtime application self-protection helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Runtime Application Self-Protection?
Runtime Application Self-Protection appears in the requirement text of ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, OWASP ASVS. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Runtime Application Self-Protection?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how runtime application self-protection applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.