An analysis of an organization s security breach is complete. The results indicate that the quality of the code used for updates to its primary customer-facing software has been declining and…

User testing primarily focuses on functionality and usability, not necessarily deep security flaws that require specific security testing within the change process.

The introduction of security flaws through updates indicates a breakdown in the process by which changes (code updates) are managed, tested, and deployed. Reviewing the change management control framework allows the governance body to identify where security checkpoints, quality gates, or testing procedures failed, which is the foundational issue.

While developer qualifications are important, the immediate governance action should focus on the *process* that allowed flawed code to be deployed, which falls under change management, rather than directly assessing individual developer skills.

The incident response plan is for reacting to breaches, not for preventing the introduction of flaws through the development and update process.