Secure Software Development Life-Cycle Audit
Assess your software development process for security and compliance gaps across the full lifecycle — from requirements through deployment. The audit covers governance, secure coding practices, CI/CD pipeline security, dependency management, and release processes, with specific depth for Python/Django technology stacks. Aligned with OWASP SAMM, NIST SSDF, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.
Secure SDLC Audit is a structured assessment of how security is integrated into your software development process from requirements gathering through production deployment. The audit evaluates governance, design practices, implementation standards, verification processes, and operational security across the full development lifecycle. It is designed for organisations building SaaS products or web applications that need to demonstrate security maturity to clients, auditors, or regulators under ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIS 2 frameworks. The audit includes specific depth for Python and Django technology stacks, covering framework-specific security patterns, Django middleware configuration, ORM security, template injection risks, and Python dependency management.
What are the results of this service?
The audit produces an OWASP SAMM-aligned maturity scorecard covering five business functions — Governance, Design, Implementation, Verification, and Operations — each with three practice areas scored across three maturity levels (45 assessment points total). Deliverables include a CI/CD pipeline security configuration report assessing build, test, and deployment stages for secrets management, image scanning, and deployment controls. A dependency vulnerability register documents all third-party packages with known CVEs, outdated versions, and licensing risks across your Python requirements and JavaScript dependencies. For Django applications specifically, the audit reviews settings hardening, middleware security chain, authentication backends, CSRF and session configuration, and database query patterns. The final output is a phased improvement roadmap with 90-day, 180-day, and 365-day milestones, a quick wins register for immediate remediation, and an executive summary suitable for board-level reporting.
How does this service help you?
Engineering leads and CTOs gain an objective baseline of their development security practices and a structured path to measurable improvement. DevOps and SRE teams receive specific findings on pipeline vulnerabilities, container security, and deployment hardening. Developers understand where their coding practices create risk and receive concrete standards to adopt. Product teams preparing for ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2 Type II, or client security assessments use the SDLC audit as the starting point for scoping and remediation. Executives receive evidence-based reporting connecting development practices to business risk and regulatory exposure. Up Secure delivers this audit by combining 10+ years of Python/Django engineering experience with ISO 27001 Lead Auditor expertise, ensuring findings are technically precise and actionable within your existing development workflow.
Who Can Benefit
- CTOs and technical leaders driving secure system architecture at scale
- Engineering teams embedding security and privacy into development lifecycle
- Product teams preparing for security, privacy, or maturity audits
- Teams aiming to improve consistency and reduce firefighting
- IT Managers and CISOs improving security posture and operational compliance
- Web and Software Developers building secure and compliant applications
Given personas represent the most likely beneficiaries of the service based on common roles and responsibilities. However, others outside this list may also find value depending on their involvement in privacy, security, or compliance-related initiatives.