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Secure Development Lifecycle

What is Secure Development Lifecycle?

A process that integrates security practices and testing throughout every phase of software development, from design through deployment and maintenance.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as secure development lifecycle. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on secure development lifecycle

Requirements naming secure development lifecycle across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

UR E27 requires equipment manufacturers to provide Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and demonstrate secure development. SBOM contents per CISA SBOM Minimum Elements + SPDX or CycloneDX format: component name + version + supplier + license + dependency relatio...

IACS-UR-E27-SBOM-SecureDev-TypeApproval-SoftwareIntegrity · IACS UR E27 - Software Bill of Materials + Secure Development Lifecycle + Type Approval + Software Integrity

Operate supply chain security + secure development lifecycle (SDL) + privacy + multi-vendor trust per O-RAN WG11 Security Requirements + Open Fronthaul vendor profile + national telecom security regimes.

ORANWG11-8 · Supply Chain, Secure Development Lifecycle, Privacy, Multi-Vendor Trust

Build applications through a secure development lifecycle so the organisation's security requirements are applied at design, build, deployment and operation.

CCM-AIS-04 · Secure Application Design and Development

Disclose and operate audit logging + integrity assurance + cybersecurity risk management features per MDS2 AUDT + IGAU + CYBR sections.

MDS2-Audit-Logging-AUDT-Integrity-IGAU-Cybersecurity-Risk-CYBR-Monitoring · MDS2 Audit Controls + AUDT + Integrity + IGAU + Cybersecurity Risk + CYBR + Continuous Monitoring

Implement technical and organisational security measures + breach notification process under Article 19 + Reglamento Articles 61-67 + INAI Recommendations on Security Measures 2018 amended 2024.

MX-LFPDPPP-Security-Breach-Notification-Reglamento-63-No-Time-Limit-INAI-Recommendations-CERT-MX · Mexico LFPDPPP Security + Breach Notification + Reglamento 63 + No Specified Time + INAI Recommendations + CERT-MX

Questions people ask about secure development lifecycle

What is Secure Development Lifecycle?
A process that integrates security practices and testing throughout every phase of software development, from design through deployment and maintenance.
Why is Secure Development Lifecycle important for compliance?
Secure Development Lifecycle is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding secure development lifecycle 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 Secure Development Lifecycle?
Secure Development Lifecycle appears in the requirement text of IACS Unified Requirements E26/E27 - Cyber Resilience of Ships and On-Board Systems, O-RAN WG11 Security Specification, Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2), MDS2 (Medical Device). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Secure Development Lifecycle?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how secure development lifecycle 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.

See how Secure Development Lifecycle applies across compliance frameworks

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