Operating systems are chosen from vendors that have demonstrated a commitment to secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles, use of memory-safe programming languages where possible, secure programming practices, and maintaining the security of their products.
Topic
Operating system selection
Applicable to
all
History
Mar 2023
Operating systems are chosen from vendors that have demonstrated a commitment to secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles, use of memory-safe programming languages where possible, secure programming practices, and maintaining the security of their products.
An existing control relating to choosing operating systems from ‘vendors that have made a commitment to secure-by-design principles, secure programming practices and maintaining the security of their products’ was amended to ‘vendors that have demonstrated a commitment to secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles, use of memory-safe programming languages where possible, secure programming practices, and maintaining the security of their products’.
Mar 2022
Operating systems are chosen from vendors that have made a commitment to secure-by-design principles, secure programming practices and maintaining the security of their products.
When selecting operating systems, it is important that an organisation preferences vendors that have demonstrated a commitment to secure-by-design principles, secure programming practices and maintaining the security of their products.