| OWASP ASVS | Application Security Verification Standard with leveled requirements for web apps and APIs. | ASVS Level 2 for apps that handle personal, payment, or business-critical data. | Gives engineering a testable checklist that maps cleanly to SOC 2 and ISO evidence. |
| CIS Controls | Prioritized safeguards for assets, access, data, and applications across the estate. | Inventory, secure configuration, and vulnerability management as early Implementation Group work. | A practical starting set for mid-size teams that need clear, ordered safeguards. |
| NIST SSDF | Secure Software Development Framework for secure design, build, and release expectations. | Threat modeling, review, and release gates documented as part of the delivery process. | Anchors regulated programs where auditors ask how software is built securely. |
| SOC 2 / ISO 27001 | Trust and information-security management frameworks buyers and auditors recognize. | Access reviews, change control, logging, and incident response with reusable evidence. | Often the first diligence bar when landing enterprise clients with client data in scope. |
| GDPR / CCPA | Privacy rules for how personal data is collected, stored, shared, and deleted. | Consent, retention, and subject-request handling on quote and signup flows. | Required when marketing or product sites process personal data for EU or California users. |