+Secure Engineering Principles

Secure Engineering Principles

Description

Mechanisms exist to facilitate the implementation of industry-recognized security, compliance and resilience practices in the specification, design, development, implementation and modification of Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS).

Possible Solutions & Considerations

Micro-Small Business (<10 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 1-2

∙ Defined "secure engineering principles" (e.g., alignment with NIST 800-160)

Small Business (10-49 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 3-4

∙ Defined "secure engineering principles" (e.g., alignment with NIST 800-160)

Medium Business (50-249 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 5-6

∙ Defined "secure engineering principles" (e.g., alignment with NIST 800-160)

Large Business (250-999 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 7-8

∙ Defined "secure engineering principles" (e.g., alignment with NIST 800-160)

Enterprise (> 1,000 staff) / BLS Firm Size Class 9

∙ Defined "secure engineering principles" (e.g., alignment with NIST 800-160)

SCR-CMM

Level 0 Not Performed

Practices are non-existent, based on the inability to demonstrate an implemented and operational capability. A reasonable person would conclude the control is not being performed.

Level 1 Performed Informally

Secure Engineering & Architecture (SEA) domain capabilities are ad hoc and inconsistent. Capability criteria associated with this control may include:
▪ Policies, standards & procedures associated with SEA domain capabilities provide limited coverage due to the depth and breadth of the existing documentation.
▪ Security engineering-related activities are decentralized (e.g., a localized/regionalized function) and uses non-standardized methods to implement secure, resilient and compliant practices.
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel use an informal process to design, build and maintain secure, compliant and resilient solutions.

Level 2 Planned Tracked

Secure Engineering & Architecture (SEA) capabilities are requirements-driven, but are not standardized across the entity (e.g., local/regional level consistency). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Policies and standards associated with SEA domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity.
▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with SEA domain capabilities are documented and maintained by process owners.
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel work with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with SEA domain capabilities to address applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD).
▪ Secure engineering and architecture-related controls are primarily administrative and preventative in nature (e.g., policies, standards and procedures & guidelines).
▪ Secure engineering and architecture management may be a defined function (e.g., team or department) or assigned as an additional duty to existing IT and/or cybersecurity personnel.
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel define entity-specific secure engineering practices to protect the Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability and Safety (CIAS) of the entity's TAASD.
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel align secure engineering practices with the entity's broader IT architecture practices.
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel use secure engineering practices to influence Secure Baseline Configurations (SBC).
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel manage separate development, testing and operational environments to reduce the risks of unauthorized access or changes to the operational environment and to ensure no impact to production TAASD.

Level 3 Well Defined

Secure Engineering & Architecture (SEA) capabilities are standardized across the entity for applicability to People, Processes, Technologies, Data and/or Facilities (PPTDF) to ensure consistency for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Policies and standards associated with SEA domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function.
▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with SEA domain capabilities are well-documented and kept current by process owners.
▪ A cybersecurity engineering / architecture team, or similar function, is appropriately staffed and supported to implement and maintain RSK domain capabilities.
▪ Technology is leveraged to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of secure engineering management operations (e.g., project management solution).
▪ The entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function, works with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with SEA domain capabilities to address Minimum Compliance Requirements (MCR) (e.g., applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements) and Discretionary Security Requirements (DSR) (e.g., entity-required controls).
▪ Secure Baseline Configurations (SBC) enforce the secure engineering principles on all applicable Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS).
▪ An implemented and operational capability exists to facilitate the implementation of industry-recognized security, compliance and resilience practices in the specification, design, development, implementation and modification of TAAS.

Level 4 Quantitatively Controlled

Secure Engineering & Architecture (SEA) capabilities, in addition to being standardized across the entity and centrally managed to ensure consistency across Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD), efforts are metrics driven to provide sufficient insight for decision makers to predict optimal performance, ensure continued operations and/or identify areas for improvement. Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Applicable SCR-CMM Level 3 (Well Defined) capabilities are implemented and operational.
▪ Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
▪ Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
▪ Scope of metrics, KPIs and KRIs covers organization-wide cybersecurity and data protection controls, including functions performed by third-parties.
▪ Organizational leadership maintains a formal process to objectively review and respond to metrics, KPIs and KRIs (e.g., monthly or quarterly review).
▪ Based on metrics analysis, process improvement recommendations are submitted for review and are handled in accordance with change control processes.
▪ Business and technical stakeholders are involved in reviewing and approving proposed changes to evolve capabilities.

Level 5 Continuously Improving

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 or Level 4 (if available) criteria definitions:
▪ There are no defined Level 5 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a continuously-improving process is not necessary to operationalize this control.
▪ Level 5 capabilities should be considered “world-class” where the control builds on Level 4 capabilities, but are continuously improving through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) technologies.
▪ While it may be possible to develop responsive capabilities for this control through the use of AI and/or ML technologies, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

1. Panoramica

Titolo Standard

1.1 Riferimenti

1.2 Requisiti identificati

1.3 Regolamentazioni correlate

2. Requisiti identificati

Requisiti
Fonte Requisito

3. Regolamentazioni correlate

Regolamentazioni
Fonte Regolamentazione
EULAW Articolo 2 Elementi generali delle politiche, delle procedure, dei protocolli e degli strumenti per la sicurezza delle TIC
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EULAW Articolo 13 Gestione della sicurezza della rete

Articolo 13

Gestione della sicurezza della rete

Le entità finanziarie, nell’ambito delle salvaguardie che garantiscono la sicurezza delle reti contro le intrusioni e l’uso improprio dei dati, elaborano, documentano e attuano politiche, procedure, protocolli e strumenti per la gestione della sicurezza della rete che comprendano tutti gli aspetti seguenti:

a) 

la separazione e la segmentazione delle reti e dei sistemi di TIC tenendo in considerazione:

i) 

la criticità o l’importanza della funzione che le reti e i sistemi di TIC supportano;

ii) 

la classificazione effettuata conformemente all’articolo 8, paragrafo 1, del regolamento (UE) 2022/2554;

iii) 

il profilo di rischio complessivo delle risorse TIC che utilizzano tali reti e sistemi di TIC;

b) 

la documentazione di tutte le connessioni di rete e dei flussi di dati dell’entità finanziaria;

c) 

l’uso di una rete separata e dedicata per l’amministrazione delle risorse TIC;

d) 

l’identificazione e l’attuazione di controlli di accesso alla rete per prevenire e individuare le connessioni alla rete dell’entità finanziaria da parte di dispositivi o sistemi non autorizzati o di endpoint non conformi ai requisiti di sicurezza dell’entità finanziaria;

e) 

la cifratura delle connessioni di rete che passano su reti aziendali, reti pubbliche, reti domestiche, reti di terzi e reti wireless, per i protocolli di comunicazione utilizzati, tenendo conto dei risultati della classificazione dei dati approvata, dei risultati della valutazione dei rischi informatici e della cifratura delle connessioni di rete di cui all’articolo 6, paragrafo 2;

f) 

la configurazione delle reti in linea con i requisiti di sicurezza delle TIC stabiliti dall’entità finanziaria, tenendo conto delle pratiche più avanzate per garantire la riservatezza, l’integrità e la disponibilità della rete;

g) 

la protezione del traffico di rete tra le reti interne e Internet e altre connessioni esterne;

h) 

l’identificazione dei ruoli e delle responsabilità e delle fasi per la specifica, l’implementazione, l’approvazione, la modifica e il riesame delle regole del firewall e dei filtri di connessione;

i) 

l’esecuzione di riesami dell’architettura di rete e della configurazione della sicurezza di rete una volta all’anno, e periodicamente per le microimprese, al fine di identificare potenziali vulnerabilità;

j) 

le misure per isolare temporaneamente, ove necessario, sottoreti e componenti e dispositivi di rete;

k) 

l’implementazione di una configurazione di base sicura di tutti i componenti della rete e l’hardening della rete e dei dispositivi di rete in linea con le istruzioni del fornitore, le pratiche più avanzate e, se del caso, con le norme definite all’articolo 2, punto 1), del regolamento (UE) n. 1025/2012;

l) 

le procedure per limitare, bloccare e terminare le sessioni di sistema e remote dopo un determinato periodo di inattività;

m) 

per gli accordi sui servizi di rete:

i) 

l’identificazione e la specifica delle misure di sicurezza delle TIC e delle informazioni, dei livelli di servizio e dei requisiti di gestione di tutti i servizi di rete;

ii) 

se tali servizi sono forniti da un fornitore infragruppo di servizi TIC o da fornitori terzi di servizi TIC.

Ai fini della lettera h), le entità finanziarie effettuano periodicamente il riesame delle regole del firewall e dei filtri di connessione in base alla classificazione effettuata conformemente all’articolo 8, paragrafo 1, del regolamento (UE) 2022/2554 e al profilo di rischio complessivo dei sistemi di TIC coinvolti. Per i sistemi TIC che supportano funzioni essenziali o importanti, le entità finanziarie verificano l’adeguatezza delle regole del firewall e dei filtri di connessione esistenti almeno ogni sei mesi.

EULAW Articolo 9 Protezione e prevenzione
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EULAW Articolo 21 Misure di gestione dei rischi di cibersicurezza
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EULAW Articolo 9 Protezione e prevenzione
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EULAW Articolo 21 Misure di gestione dei rischi di cibersicurezza
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EULAW Articolo 9 3

3.   Al fine di conseguire gli obiettivi di cui al paragrafo 2 le entità finanziarie usano soluzioni e processi TIC appropriati conformemente all’articolo 4. Tali soluzioni e processi TIC:

a)

garantiscono la sicurezza dei mezzi di trasferimento dei dati;

b)

riducono al minimo i rischi di corruzione o perdita di dati, di accesso non autorizzato nonché di difetti tecnici che possono ostacolare l’attività commerciale;

c)

prevengono la mancanza di disponibilità, il deterioramento dell’autenticità o dell’integrità, le violazioni della riservatezza e la perdita di dati;

d)

assicurano la protezione dei dati contro i rischi derivanti dalla gestione dei dati, compresi la cattiva amministrazione, i rischi relativi al trattamento dei dati e l’errore umano.

Ticket collegati

Collegamenti
Tipo di collegamento Ticket
is related to Annual
is related to relative Control Weighting = 08
is related to Technology
is related to Protect
is related to SCRM Focus Tier 2 OPERATIONAL
is related to SCRM Focus Tier 3 TACTICAL
blocks Loss of Accountability / Attribution
blocks Excessive or Unauthorized Privilege
blocks Unauthorized Privilege Elevation
blocks Unauthorized Access
blocks Loss, Theft or Damage of Assets
blocks Unauthorized Modification / Loss of System Integrity
blocks Unauthorized Retention / Inability to Dispose of Data
blocks Business / Service Interruption
blocks Data Loss / Integrity Compromise
blocks Reduced Operational Productivity
blocks System / Data Compromise (Technical Vector)
blocks System / Data Compromise (Non-Technical Vector)
blocks Revenue Loss
blocks Contractual Default / Termination
blocks Loss of Competitive Advantage
blocks Reputational Harm / Loss of Stakeholder Trust
blocks Regulatory / Legal / Contractual Financial Liability
blocks Exposure from Unaddressed Vulnerabilities
blocks System / Service Compromise
blocks Failure to Support Business / Mission Objectives
blocks Unaddressed Security / Compliance Exposure
blocks Unperformed / Unowned Control Responsibilities
blocks Uncontrolled Internal Security / Privacy Exposure
blocks Uncontrolled Third-Party Security / Privacy Exposure
blocks Lack of oversight of internal controls
blocks Lack of oversight of third-party controls
blocks Harm from Illegal, Abusive or Unsafe Content / Conduct
blocks Loss of Investigative / Evidentiary Capability
blocks Delayed Containment / Increased Incident Impact
blocks Incident Persistence / Recurrence
blocks Incident Response / Recovery Cost
blocks Undetected / Delayed Detection of Adverse Activity
blocks Third-Party Cybersecurity Compromise / Exposure
blocks Third-Party Physical Security Disruption / Exposure
blocks Sub-Tier / Fourth-Party Supply Chain Exposure
blocks Third-Party Legal / Compliance Exposure
blocks Harm from Unauthorized / Unintended Product or Service Use
blocks Third-Party Dependency Failure
blocks Traffic Duplication
blocks Network Sniffing
blocks Indicator Removal
blocks Clear Mailbox Data
blocks Taint Shared Content
blocks Automated Collection
blocks Data from Cloud Storage
blocks Unsecured Credentials
blocks Credentials In Files
blocks Credentials in Registry
blocks Private Keys
blocks Adversary-in-the-Middle
blocks ARP Cache Poisoning
blocks Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets
blocks Silver Ticket
blocks Kerberoasting
blocks AS-REP Roasting
blocks Ccache Files
blocks Resource Forking
blocks Data Manipulation
blocks Stored Data Manipulation
blocks Transmitted Data Manipulation
blocks Runtime Data Manipulation
blocks Wordlist Scanning
blocks Data from Configuration Repository
blocks SNMP (MIB Dump)
blocks Network Device Configuration Dump
is related to relative Control Weighting = 10
is related to Process
is related to Govern
is related to SCRM Focus Tier 1 STRATEGIC
blocks Data from Local System
blocks Data from Removable Media
blocks Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
blocks Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol
blocks Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol
blocks Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol
blocks Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
blocks Exfiltration over USB
blocks Valid Accounts
blocks Default Accounts
blocks Local Accounts
blocks Cloud Accounts
blocks SID-History Injection
blocks Exploit Public-Facing Application
blocks Code Repositories
blocks Domain Trust Discovery
blocks XPC Services
blocks Exfiltration Over Web Service
blocks Plist File Modification
blocks Inability to Demonstrate Due Diligence / Due Care
blocks Recovery Failure / Unacceptable Recovery Delay
blocks Loss of Data / Service Availability
blocks Drought & Water Shortage
blocks Earthquakes
blocks Fire & Wildfires
blocks Floods
blocks Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
blocks Landslides & Debris Flow
blocks Pandemic (Disease) Outbreaks
blocks Severe Weather
blocks Space Weather
blocks Thunderstorms & Lightning
blocks Tornadoes
blocks Tsunamis
blocks Volcanoes
blocks Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
blocks Dysfunctional Management Practices
blocks Human Error
blocks Statutory / Regulatory / Contractual Change
blocks Fraud, Corruption and/or Intentional Criminal Conduct
blocks Conflict of Interest (COI) / Undue Influence / Insider Misconduct
blocks Economic Shock / Market Disruption
blocks Workforce Shortage / Loss of Critical Skills / Labor Disruption
blocks DEV-01.01B
blocks DEV-01.02B
blocks DEV-05.01B
blocks Inability to Demonstrate Due Diligence / Due Care
blocks Recovery Failure / Unacceptable Recovery Delay
blocks Loss of Data / Service Availability
blocks Drought & Water Shortage
blocks Earthquakes
blocks Fire & Wildfires
blocks Floods
blocks Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
blocks Landslides & Debris Flow
blocks Pandemic (Disease) Outbreaks
blocks Severe Weather
blocks Space Weather
blocks Thunderstorms & Lightning
blocks Tornadoes
blocks Tsunamis
blocks Volcanoes
blocks Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
blocks Dysfunctional Management Practices
blocks Human Error
blocks Statutory / Regulatory / Contractual Change
blocks Fraud, Corruption and/or Intentional Criminal Conduct
blocks Conflict of Interest (COI) / Undue Influence / Insider Misconduct
blocks Economic Shock / Market Disruption
blocks Workforce Shortage / Loss of Critical Skills / Labor Disruption
blocks DEV-01.01B
blocks DEV-01.02B
blocks DEV-05.01B
is blocked by SEA-05 Secure Engineering Principles – Assessment Procedure
blocks PT-01 Policy and Procedures
blocks SA-08 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles
blocks SA-15(05) Attack Surface Reduction
blocks SC-01 Policy and Procedures
blocks SC-07(18) Fail Secure
blocks SI-01 Policy and Procedures
blocks SA-08 [L] Security and Privacy Engineering Principles
blocks SC-01 [L] Policy and Procedures
blocks SI-01 [L] Policy and Procedures
blocks SA-08 [M] Security and Privacy Engineering Principles
blocks SC-01 [M] Policy and Procedures
blocks SI-01 [M] Policy and Procedures
blocks SA-08 [H] Security and Privacy Engineering Principles
blocks SC-01 [H] Policy and Procedures
blocks SC-07(18) [H] Fail Secure
blocks SI-01 [H] Policy and Procedures
blocks PT-01 [P] Policy and Procedures
blocks SI-01 [P] Policy and Procedures
blocks 03.01.12 Remote Access
blocks 03.01.16 Wireless Access
blocks 03.01.18 Access Control for Mobile Devices
blocks 03.13.01 Boundary Protection
blocks 03.16.01 Security Engineering Principles
blocks PR.IR Technology Infrastructure Resilience
blocks PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage
blocks PR.IR-03 Mechanisms are implemented to achieve resilience requirements in normal and adverse situations
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