Given its systematic approach to identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity risks in software, this assessment can help you improve your development processes, reduce the most common risk and attack vectors, and improve your overall cybersecurity posture.
Having an S3A report in hand will communicate your commitment to security to potential insurers, who may then be enticed to reduce your premiums.
So many different compliance standards address software security in some way—because we can tailor our S3A assessment to your needs, the process could help you get started in more broadly addressing your other requirements.
Our assessment deliverables will provide your customers, partners, and stakeholders with independent validation of your cybersecurity posture—helping both you and them to rest easier.
S3A Foundational*
Includes core evaluation of your:
S3A Intermediate
Includes an evaluation of your foundational controls plus a review of:
S3A Comprehensive
Includes an assessment of your software practices against the full NIST Software Security Framework, complemented by the NIST CSF.
First, we’ll work together to identify any in-scope lines of business, systems, and platforms, shared services applications, and component applications, as well as any specifics regarding your data handled and other significant processes.
If included, we’ll conduct a thorough risk assessment that identifies the unique risks and threats to your software.
As we map your security controls to the framework subcategories, we’ll begin with a select number of control areas and range upwards to a full NIST Software Security Framework assessment.
For each identified subcategory you include, we’ll review documentation and technical evidence and perform testing to determine your Framework Implementation Tier (i.e., maturity rating) for each.
Wherever we note where you did not meet control requirements—or where you have opportunities to improve security and development flow—you’ll develop, document, and implement remediation plans before we review your updates and perform retesting.
We’ll provide a final, detailed, internal-only analysis of the framework as well as our findings and recommendations for improving your software security and achieving compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
*You can also request an external-facing report documenting the scope, activities, and high-level findings related to the assessment.
You may also choose to expand your project to include more specific reports like a SOC 2+ with the NIST Software Security requirements or a SOC for Supply Chain report.