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How do you secure your software development lifecycle? How to answer it in a security questionnaire

Why buyers ask this

Insecure code is a main source of vulnerabilities, so buyers look for controls built into how you ship.

What a strong answer includes

  • Mention code review requirements, branch protection and separation of duties.
  • Cover automated testing, dependency and secret scanning in CI.
  • Say how production deploys are approved and logged.

Sample answer to adapt

Replace the bracketed parts with your own facts. Only state what is true for your environment.

All changes go through pull requests requiring [peer review] before merge to protected branches. CI runs automated tests plus dependency, secret and static analysis scans. Production deployments are automated, logged and limited to [roles]. Production and non-production environments are separated and customer data is not used in testing.

Evidence to attach

  • Branch protection settings
  • CI pipeline configuration
  • Change management policy

Common mistakes

  • Direct pushes to main.
  • Real customer data in staging.

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