March 12, 2026 - The BSIMM is a software security framework used to categorize activities to assess security initiatives. The framework consists of 12 practices organized into four domains:

BSIMM is structured around 12 practices that span the software security domain. These practices, in turn, consist of multiple activities.

September 2, 2025 - The Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) operates as an observational framework designed to evaluate and improve an organization’s software security initiatives. At its core, BSIMM defines a Software Security Framework (SSF) of 12 practices across four domains.

BSIMM describes 128 security activities that organizations perform, organized into 12 practices across 4 domains (as of BSIMM16, 2026).

September 19, 2022 - Practice. A grouping of BSIMM activities. The SSF is · organized into 12 practices, three in each of four domains.

October 6, 2021 - Those activities are grouped into 12 practices that are, in turn, grouped into 4 domains: governance, intelligence, secure software development life cycle (SSDL) touchpoints, and deployment.

February 13, 2026 - BSIMM’s strength lies in its extensive real-world dataset and comparative benchmarking capabilities. With 128 activities across 12 practices and four domains, BSIMM enables you to see precisely where you stand relative to industry peers, understand which practices are most commonly adopted, and identify emerging trends in software security.

December 12, 2025 - The framework evolves as participating ... Touchpoints, and Deployment. The framework is organized into 12 practices, three in each of four domains....

November 22, 2025 - BSIMM collects information from around 128 firms spanning several business categories. The core of the BSIMM framework consists of 122 tasks divided into 12 practices that are organized into four domains:

Figure 2. THE BSIMM SKELETON. Within the SSF, the 128 activities are organized into 12 BSIMM practices, which are held within four domains.

October 7, 2021 - Those activities are grouped into 12 practices that are, in turn, grouped into 4 domains: governance, intelligence, secure software development life cycle (SSDL) touchpoints, and deployment.

February 3, 2016 - The best way to use the BSIMM is to compare and contrast your own initiative with the data about what other organizations are doing as described in the model. You can then identify goals and objectives and refer to the BSIMM to determine which ...

December 11, 2023 - The BSIMM14 “skeleton” contains 126 activities organized under 12 practices that are in turn grouped under four domains. And the report doesn’t dictate exactly which activities your organization should implement to improve its software ...

January 14, 2025 - The structure, or so-called “skeleton” of the report contains 128 security activities organized under 12 practices that are in turn grouped under four domains. As noted, the report doesn’t dictate which of those activities your organization should implement to improve its software security. But if everybody in your industry sector is doing something that yields good results, that’s a strong indication that you ought to be doing it too. The eight industry verticals covered by BSIMM15 are the cloud, financial services, financial technology, healthcare, independent software vendors, insurance, Internet of Things (IoT), and technology.

September 30, 2021 - Synopsys has published the BSIMM12, the latest version of the Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) report, created to help organisations plan, execute, measure, and improve their software security initiatives. BSIMM12 reflects the software security practices observed across 128 firms ...

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the first time healthcare organizations have been part of the BSIMM data set, can you talk · about the significance of that and possibly why compliance regulations like HIPAA haven't ... Gary McGraw: Sure. Regulation and compliance is very tricky. And it's important to talk about. And in fact, one of the practices, one of the 12 practices in the BSIMM, is about compliance

the first time healthcare organizations have been part of the BSIMM data set, can you talk · about the significance of that and possibly why compliance regulations like HIPAA haven't ... Gary McGraw: Sure. Regulation and compliance is very tricky. And it's important to talk about. And in fact, one of the practices, one of the 12 practices in the BSIMM, is about compliance