CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 16: Application Software Security

CIS Controls v8 CIS-16.9: Train Developers in Application Security Concepts and Secure Coding

Make sure everyone who develops software is trained to write secure code suited to their own development environment and duties. Training may cover general security principles and standard application security practice. Run it at least yearly, and design it to encourage security within the team and to grow a security culture among developers.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 40 controls across 21 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 6 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 6.3 Information security awareness, education and training
  • 8.25 Secure development life cycle
  • 8.28 Secure coding

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 6.3 Information security awareness, education and training
  • 8.25 Secure development life cycle
  • 8.28 Secure coding
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AT-01 Personnel are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform general tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AT-02 Individuals in specialized roles are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform relevant tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-06 Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle

NIST SP 800-181 · 3 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 6.2.1 6.2.1 Secure development of bespoke and custom software
  • 6.2.2 6.2.2 Annual secure software training for developers
  • 6.2.4 6.2.4 Engineering techniques against common software attacks
  • ISM-2037 Secure development training for developers
  • ISM-2038 Developer cyber security skills register

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 5.5.2 Competence
  • 6.11.2 Security in development and support processes

NIST SP 800-218 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.4 CC1.4 Attracting, developing and retaining competent people (COSO principle 4)
  • SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10)
  • ANSSI-HYG-01 Train Operational Teams in Information System Security

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-DEV-04 Safety training and awareness programme regarding continuous software delivery and associated systems, components or tools
  • CFTC-SS-5 Systems Development and Quality Assurance Category

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

  • CCM-AIS-04 Secure Application Design and Development

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • AT-3 Role-Based Training

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • AT-3 Role-Based Training

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.2.2e Practical Exercises in Awareness Training

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in CIS Control 16: Application Software Security

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