AI5.4:
AI 5.4 Software Acquisition
Control Objective:
Ensure that the organization’s interests are protected in all acquisition contractual agreements. Include and enforce the rights and obligations of all parties in the contractual terms for the acquisition of software involved in the supply and ongoing use of software. These rights and obligations may include ownership and licensing of intellectual property, maintenance, warranties, arbitration procedures, upgrade terms, and fitness for purpose including security, escrow and access rights.
Applicability:
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- HIPAA
- GLBA
- PCI
- FISMA
- NIST SP 800-66
- Ditscap
- Control Exception
- User Defined
Risk Association Control Activities:
- 1. Risk: Controls provide reasonable assurance that the systems are appropriately tested and validated prior to being placed into production processes, and associated controls operate as intended and support financial reporting requirements.
- a. SOX.5.4 A testing strategy is developed and followed for all significant changes in applications and infrastructure technology, which addresses unit, system, integration and user-acceptance-level testing so that deployed systems operate as intended.
- a. SOX.5.4 A testing strategy is developed and followed for all significant changes in applications and infrastructure technology, which addresses unit, system, integration and user-acceptance-level testing so that deployed systems operate as intended.
- 1. Risk: Controls provide reasonable assurance that the systems are appropriately tested and validated prior to being placed into production processes, and associated controls operate as intended and support financial reporting requirements.
- 2. Risk: New program developments and/or changes may be made that are unnecessary or inappropriate.
- a. SOX.6.1.3 Request for new applications or changes to existing applications should be appropriately considered and processed.
- a. SOX.6.1.3 Request for new applications or changes to existing applications should be appropriately considered and processed.
- 2. Risk: New program developments and/or changes may be made that are unnecessary or inappropriate.
Implementation Guide:
Process Narrative
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Process Illustration
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Control Commentary
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Control Exception Commentary
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Evidence Archive Location
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Control Status and Auditors Commentary
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Remediation Plan
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Supplemental Information:
Implementation guidance
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--Mdpeters 10:05, 23 June 2006 (EDT)