Secure Software Development Policy

Version: 2.3.0 Effective Date: 2025-02-01 Next Review: 2026-02-01 Approved By: Chief Technology Officer ---

1. Purpose and Scope

Establishes security requirements throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Covers threat modeling, secure coding standards, code review, testing, dependency management, and deployment security for all Mesta applications. This policy applies to all Mesta Technologies Inc. employees, contractors, vendors, and systems that process, store, or transmit company or customer data.

2. Roles and Responsibilities

Policy Owner: Chief Technology Officer

Policy Author: Engineering Security Team

Enforcement: All managers and team leads

Compliance: All personnel with access to relevant systems

3. Policy Statements

[Detailed policy requirements would be listed here in the full document]

3.1 General Requirements

This section outlines the fundamental requirements that all stakeholders must follow.

3.2 Specific Controls

This section details specific technical and administrative controls implementing this policy.

3.3 Exceptions

Policy exceptions require written approval from Chief Technology Officer and must be reviewed quarterly.

4. Enforcement

Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment or contract, and may result in legal action.

5. Related Documents

This policy supports the following security controls:

secure-code-review-process-established

automated-security-scanning-integrated

control-self-assessments-conducted

api-security-standards

secure-development-guidelines

secrets-management

6. Revision History

| Version | Date | Author | Changes | |---------|------|--------|---------| | 2.3.0 | 2025-01-10 | Engineering Security Team | Current version | --- *This document is confidential and proprietary to Mesta Technologies Inc.*