id: "SA-03(03)" title: "Technology Refresh" family: "SA" family_name: "System and Services Acquisition" sort_id: "sa-03.03" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "SA-03" enhancement: True


Statement

Plan for and implement a technology refresh schedule for the system throughout the system development life cycle.

Guidance

Technology refresh planning may encompass hardware, software, firmware, processes, personnel skill sets, suppliers, service providers, and facilities. The use of obsolete or nearing obsolete technology may increase the security and privacy risks associated with unsupported components, counterfeit or repurposed components, components unable to implement security or privacy requirements, slow or inoperable components, components from untrusted sources, inadvertent personnel error, or increased complexity. Technology refreshes typically occur during the operations and maintenance stage of the system development life cycle.

Assessment Objective: a technology refresh schedule is planned for the system throughout the system development life cycle;

Assessment Objective: a technology refresh schedule is implemented for the system throughout the system development life cycle.

System and services acquisition policy

system and services acquisition procedures

procedures addressing technology refresh planning and implementation

system development life cycle documentation

technology refresh schedule

security risk assessment documentation

privacy impact assessment

privacy risk assessment documentation

system security plan

privacy plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities

organizational personnel with system life cycle development responsibilities

Organizational processes for defining and documenting the system development life cycle

organizational processes for identifying system development life cycle roles and responsibilities

organizational processes for integrating security and privacy risk management into the system development life cycle

mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the system development life cycle