Security-Architecture-Engagement-Checklist-SAEC-TFMP-© (1).xlsx

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2	Security Architecture Engagement Checklist (SAEC) for project engagement, evaluation and go/no-go decisions
3	Created by The Five Mark Project Ltd for Borderless-I
4	Version 1.0 - 10/10/2023
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6	BEGIN HERE
7	From the dropdown list, select the type of activity that BEST captures the reason for this evaluation
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10	NOTE: This checklist is NOT the responsibility of the project/program/delivery manager to complete. It should be used as an aid/tool by the security architect to drive their design review of the solution. It does not replace the experience and professional judgement of the evaluator
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12	ENSURE THAT ALL CATEGORIES BELOW ARE CONSIDERED DURING THE EVALUATION (DO NOT DELETE)
13	Guidance for checklist categories	Links to useful security frameworks and references	Links to AWS resources	Links to Azure resources
14	General overview	General questions that provide an overview of the solution
15	Not relevant to this assessment	Only select this option where it applies
16	1 - Threat modelling/risk assessment	Refer to Threat Modelling and Risk Analyis template (TFMP) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UT7i1LQo8odfisAC0UvXViA_TfiqhZTA5zgRHLVvEVs/edit?usp=sharing
17	2 - Security testing (penetration testing, configuration reviews, application security testing [SAST, SCA, DAST], etc)	OWASP, pen testing frameworks etc
18	3. Access, Authorisation and Authentication (including RBAC, ABAC, JML, SSO, MFA, PAM, SoD, privileged access etc)
19	4 - Protective monitoring (onboarding to SIEM)
20	5 - Alignment to industry security frameworks (solution and vendor)
21	6 - Infrastructure hardening (alignment to industry standards e.g., CIS Level 2 Benchmarking)
22	7 - Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
23	8 - Security incident management
24	9 - BCP/DR provisions (including analysis of single-points-of-failure)
25	10 - Security management plan for ongoing assurance
26	11- Supplier /vendor risk management
27	12 - Product evaluation/assurance
28	13 - Personnel security i.e., background checks
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