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Deployment Validation

The organization shall validate that software deployments have been completed successfully and that security controls are operating effectively. Validation shall include verification of deployment success, confirmation of security control operation, and assessment of deployment security, conducted after deployment with results documented.

Requirement ID
APP-010-R003
Parent Control
APP-010
Domain Code
APP

Requirement Details & Guidance

APP-010-R003 · APP-010
Why This Requirement Exists

Security risk must be understood before deployment so material vulnerabilities are not introduced into production without informed decisions.

Implementation Guidance

Perform risk assessments for applications and significant releases, define security acceptance criteria, document residual risk, and require appropriate approval for unresolved high-risk issues.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

APP-010-R003 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        APP-010 · Recommended Approach

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          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.9-3.4 – Release Management; §2.5-3.2.4 – System changes control
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.1 Information security across all application lifecycle stages; 6) Application Security Life Cycle (ASLC) – 6.6 Threat modelling, secure coding, security testing and secure rollout
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.4 PR.IP: Information Protection Processes and Procedures
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 7 – ICT systems, protocols and tools Article 25 – Testing of ICT tools and systems
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(e) – Security in network and information systems acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling and disclosure Article 21(2)(f) – Policies and procedures to assess the effectiveness of cybersecurity risk-management measures
          EU
          Directive
          		 vCurrent View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 6.3.1 – Security vulnerabilities are identified and; 11.4.1 – A penetration testing methodology is defined,; 11.4.4 – Exploitable vulnerabilities and security
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO13 – Managed Security > APO13.02 – Define and manage an information security and privacy risk treatment plan.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-02 – Software is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.17 – SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION, 3.5 – CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; SA-10 – DEVELOPER CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, CM-3 – CONFIGURATION CHANGE CONTROL
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 16 – Application Software Security: 16.1 – Establish and Maintain a Secure Application Development Process
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Security Measures / Controls; Application Security Life Cycle
          India
          Standard
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC8.1 – Change Management – The entity authorizes, designs, develops or acquires, configures, documents, tests, approves, and implements changes to infrastructure, data, software, and procedures to meet its objectives.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Application Security (APP)
          Purpose:
          To ensure the security of internally developed and acquired applications.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Software Release & Deployment Security (APP-010)
          Summary:
          Establishes secure release and deployment including release approval, deployment validation, integrity control, rollback management, production verification, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain secure software release, deployment, approval, validation, and rollback processes to ensure only authorized and verified software is deployed into production environments.
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