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OWASP SAMM

Practice: Cybersecurity · Type: Model

OWASP SAMM (Software Assurance Maturity Model) is an open framework for measuring and improving software security across five business functions: governance, design, implementation, verification and operations.

Benefits​

  • Scored on OWASP SAMM's own maturity scale — not a generic rubric.
  • Every score is traceable to the client's own software-assurance evidence.
  • Improvements ranked by how much they reduce application risk.
  • A board-ready slide deck and a detailed report generated automatically.
  • Re-runnable to track software-assurance maturity over time.

When to use it​

  • To benchmark a software security programme across the full SDLC.
  • When a client wants to know which assurance improvements most reduce application risk.
  • To build a roadmap for maturing secure development practices.
  • To measure improvement after investing in software assurance.

What it assesses​

Celeredge benchmarks software-assurance maturity across the SAMM business functions and security practices, and ranks the improvements that most reduce application risk. It covers:

  • Governance
  • Design
  • Implementation
  • Verification
  • Operations

Expected output​

Celeredge produces per-function maturity scores on the OWASP SAMM scale. Each answer carries a confidence signal and citations back to the client's evidence, and gaps are ranked by severity. The run generates a board-ready slide deck and a detailed HTML report. See Maturity Scoring, Reports and Deck Studio.

How to use it in Celeredge​

  1. Collect the client's evidence — SDLC practices and security records — see Evidence Collection.
  2. In Diagnose, select OWASP SAMM.
  3. Run the assessment and watch it stream — see Running Assessments.
  4. Review per-function answers with their confidence and citations, then accept the ones you trust.
  5. Send gaps to Plan — see Gap Analysis.

FAQ​

What is OWASP SAMM?​

An open framework, OWASP SAMM (Software Assurance Maturity Model) helps organisations measure and improve software security. It spans five business functions: governance, design, implementation, verification and operations.

What does a Celeredge OWASP SAMM assessment deliver?​

An evidence-based maturity assessment scored on the model's own scale, with gaps ranked by severity and an auto-generated, board-ready slide deck and detailed report — every score traceable to the evidence behind it.

How does the assessment work?​

Clients upload their own evidence — policies, reports and data. An AI interviewer asks targeted follow-ups to fill anything missing, the platform scores against the framework, ranks the gaps, and generates the deliverables.

Celeredge runs an independent readiness and alignment review against this framework. It is not a certification audit and is not endorsed by the standard's owner. Framework and standard names are trademarks of their respective owners.