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Product security & vulnerability disclosure
This control area ensures that products are developed with security integrated into the lifecycle and a mechanism exists for reporting and fixing flaws. Frameworks require this to mitigate systemic risks caused by insecure hardware or software deployed in customer environments.
Counts toward
Implement it once
- Establish a Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) that mandates threat modeling, secure coding standards, and security testing before release.
- Publish a public Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) providing a clear, safe route for external researchers to report security flaws.
- Define and document the support period for each product, specifying how long security updates will be provided.
- Integrate automated security scanning (SAST/DAST) and periodic manual penetration testing into the release pipeline.
- Create a process for generating compliance documentation and markings, such as CE marking or equivalent regulatory declarations of conformity.
Evidence it produces
- SDL policy documents and records of threat models for major product versions.
- A live public webpage hosting the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy and reporting intake form.
- Product support lifecycle tables specifying end-of-life and security update dates.
- Remediation logs showing the timeline from vulnerability report to patch release (CVE tracking).
- Signed declarations of conformity or certification certificates for regulatory markings.
Where it counts
Standardizing these processes allows an organization to meet diverse requirements across international cybersecurity laws, regional product safety regulations, and industry-specific security certifications simultaneously. It transforms fragmented compliance tasks into a single operational workflow for the product engineering team.