CCI-003259

The organization defines the breadth/depth at which vulnerability analysis for the information system must be performed by developers.

Implementation Guidance

The organization being inspected/assessed requires within contracts/agreements that the developers perform a vulnerability analysis for the information system at the breadth/depth defined in SA-15 (4), CCI 3259 to inform design or implementation changes and resulting vulnerabilities are accounted for during development . Vulnerability analysis should consider a review of system design and may include static analyses, dynamic analyses, simulations, and penetration testing. The developer should document the type of vulnerability analysis that was performed, the results (including defects) and any follow on actions.

Validation Procedures

The organization conducting the inspection/assessment obtains and examines the contracts/agreements to ensure the organization being inspected/assessed requires that the developers perform a vulnerability analysis for the information system at the breadth/depth defined in SA-15 (4), CCI 3259.

Compelling Evidence

1.) System security plan (SSP). 2.) System development life cycle (SDLC) documentation. 3.) Continuous monitoring plan defining breadth/depth that vulnerability analysis for the information system must be performed by developers.

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-003259.