Technical Debt Inventory and Attributes - Security attributes for the Technical Debt Inventory
Technical Debt Inventory and Attributes
Chapter 20. Security attributes for the Technical Debt Inventory
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Core Concepts
| Concept | Definition & Strategic Role |
|---|---|
| Security Impact | The Security weakness, exposure, control burden, or consequence created by the item. |
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Question: What governance outcome do security attributes provide for a Technical Debt Item?
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Security attributes capture the Security-specific impact created by a Technical Debt Item.
| Attribute Name | Maturity | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Impact | Walk | Description — The Security weakness, control deficiency, exposure, testing burden, threat susceptibility, or operational Security consequence created by the item. Benefit(s) — Makes Security consequences visible to the appropriate authorities and supports coordinated control, prioritization, exception, remediation, and validation decisions. Source — Manual. Examples — Unsupported runtime no longer receives security patches. Notes — Security-specific assessment detail. |
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