Secure system architecture and engineering principles
Principles for engineering secure systems should be established, documented and maintained and applied to information system development activities.
Purpose
To ensure systems are designed with security in mind using established security principles.
Implementation Guidance
Apply security design principles (defense in depth, least privilege, fail secure)
Document system architecture and security controls
Review architecture for security weaknesses
Separate security-critical components
Design for resilience and recovery
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GitHub
Leading platform for version control and code collaboration. Essential for software development teams.
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