OWASP SAMM
Official docs outline
15 sections- Strategy and Metrics
Security strategy, maturity targets and measuring program effectiveness.
- Policy and Compliance
Policies, standards and compliance requirements for software.
- Education and Guidance
Developer security training and guidance.
- Threat Assessment
Application risk profiles and threat modeling.
- Security Requirements
Software and supplier security requirements.
- Security Architecture
Secure design principles and technology management.
- Secure Build
Build process, software dependencies and reproducibility.
- Secure Deployment
Deployment process, secret management and release integrity.
- Defect Management
Defect tracking, metrics and vulnerability remediation.
- Architecture Assessment
Architecture validation and mitigation of threats.
- Requirements-driven Testing
Control verification and misuse/abuse testing.
- Security Testing
Scalable baseline and deep-understanding security testing.
- Incident Management
Incident detection, response and handling.
- Environment Management
Configuration hardening and patching and updating.
- Operational Management
Data protection and system decommissioning.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
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