Developer Briefing — NIST publishes Secure Software Development Framework (SP 800-218)
NIST released SP 800-218 on 4 February 2022, formalizing the Secure Software Development Framework to align engineering practices with Executive Order 14028 requirements.
NIST published SP 800-218 on 4 February 2022, consolidating secure development practices across four groups: preparing the organization, protecting the software, producing well-secured code, and responding to vulnerabilities. The framework supports EO 14028 directives by emphasizing SBOM generation, code integrity, MFA, and vulnerability disclosure readiness for software suppliers.
Engineering and product security teams should map existing SDLC controls to SSDF tasks, ensure build pipelines enforce code signing and dependency hygiene, and document SBOM and VDP processes expected by federal and enterprise customers.
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