Secure Software Development & Acquisition Policy v1.0 Classification: Internal DOCUMENT ID : NN - NNN - NN 1 Sample Secure Software Development & Acquisition Policy Secure Software Development & Acquisition Policy v1.0 Classification: Internal DOCUMENT ID : NN - NNN - NN 2 Version Control Version Date Prepared By Reviewed By Approved By 1.0 dd - mm - yy Change History Version Description of Change 1.0 First release Distribution List 1. Write the target audience who should receive a copy of this document. 2. 3. This document is created by the Azpirantz Marketing Team. For expert consulting aligned with your business needs, please reach out to sales@azpirantz.com. Secure Software Development & Acquisition Policy v1.0 Classification: Internal DOCUMENT ID : NN - NNN - NN 3 Purpose This policy establishes requirements to ensure information security is a core component of system acquisition, development, and ongoing maintenance. Scope The scope of this policy is to govern all processes related to the acquisition, development, and maintenance of organizational applications. Responsibility All employees and contractors are responsible for adhering to this policy. The Head of Software Development is responsible for enforcing this policy during software development, while the Head of Information Technology is responsible for its enforcement during software acquisition. Policy Statements Requirements 1. Security Integration : Information security requirements must be included in the specifications for all new information systems and enhancements to existing systems. 2. Public Network Security : Information transmitted over public networks for application services must be protected against fraudulent activity, contract disputes, and unauthorized disclosure or modification through appropriate security controls. 3. Transaction Integrity : Information involved in application service transactions must be protected to prevent incomplete transmission, mis - routing, unauthorized message alteration, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized message duplication, or replay, through appropriate security controls. Acquisition 1. Formal Process: A formal acquisition process must be established for all software and related acquisitions. 2. Requirement Definition: Functional and security requirements must be defined and approved for all software acquisitions. 3. Requirement Compliance: Acquired products must meet the defined functional and s ecurity requirements. 4. Policy Adherence: Acquired products must not violate organizational policies. 5. Trusted Sources: Products must be acquired only from trusted sources. 6. Vendor Updates: Vendors must provide regular updates for their products. Secure Software Development & Acquisition Policy v1.0 Classification: Internal DOCUMENT ID : NN - NNN - NN 4 Development 1. Development Rules: Establish and apply clear rules for software and system development within the organization. 2. Secure System Engineering: Define, document, maintain, and apply secure system engineering principles to all information system implementation efforts. 3. Secure Coding Standards: Establish and enforce secure coding rules. 4. Independent Code Reviews: Conduct independent code reviews to ensure adherence to general and secure coding guidelines. Testing 1. Security Functionality Testing: Security functionality must be tested during the development process. 2. Acceptance Testing: Acceptance testing programs and criteria must be established for new information systems, upgrades, and new versions. 3. Test Data Protection: Test data must be carefully selecte d, protected, and controlled. 4. Production Data Prohibition: Production data must not be used for testing purposes. 5. Test Data Removal: All test data and test accounts must be removed before deploying an application to production. Change 1. Formal Change Control: All system changes, during development or otherwise, must be controlled using formal change control procedures. 2. Platform Change Impact: When operating platforms are changed, business - critical applications must be reviewed and tested to ensure ther e is no adverse impact on operations or security. 3. Software Modification Control: Modifications to software packages should be discouraged, limited to necessary changes, and strictly controlled. 4. Impact Analysis: An impact analysis must be conducted for all proposed changes. 5. Change Approval: All changes must be approved by the appropriate level of authority. 6. Rollback Plan: A rollback plan must be documented before implementing any change. Secure Software Development & Acquisition Policy v1.0 Classification: Internal DOCUMENT ID : NN - NNN - NN 5 Segregation 1. Environment Segregation: Development, testing, and pr oduction environments must be segregated and adequately protected. 2. Duty Segregation: Duties must be segregated to detect errors and prevent/detect malicious activities, where applicable. Training 1. Role - Specific Training: Design training programs tailored to the roles of software developers and testers. 2. Application Security Integration: Integrate application security principles into training programs for software developers and testers. 3. Regular Application Security Training: Require software development and testing teams to attend application security training, in addition to general security awareness training, at least annually. Note: This document serves as a sample template. Organizations are required to develo p a comprehensive policy that incorporates specific legal, regulatory, contractual, and business requirements.