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Source Code Analysis

What is Source Code Analysis?

The automated or manual review of application source code to identify security vulnerabilities, coding errors, and compliance violations.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern source code analysis

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on source code analysis

Requirements naming source code analysis across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions1 control

Establish and run a security-by-design management process: secure coding standards, clear security requirements (confidentiality, access control, event logging), security technology and architecture design standards, application vulnerability assessments befor...

japan-fsa-cybersecurity-guidelines-for-financial-institutions::2.3.4.3-D · 2.3.4.3 Security by design: desirable actions →
OpenSSF Best Practices Badge Criteria1 control

Passing criterion static_analysis_often (SUGGESTED; group Analysis, Static code analysis). Criterion text: It is SUGGESTED that static source code analysis occur on every commit or at least daily.

openssf-best-practices-badge-criteria::passing.static_analysis_often · static_analysis_often (Passing, SUGGESTED) →

Questions people ask about source code analysis

What is Source Code Analysis?
The automated or manual review of application source code to identify security vulnerabilities, coding errors, and compliance violations.
Why is Source Code Analysis important for compliance?
Source Code Analysis is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding source code analysis helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Source Code Analysis?
Source Code Analysis appears in the requirement text of Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions, OpenSSF Best Practices Badge Criteria. 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 Source Code Analysis?
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