Lifecycle explorer

Applicability & tailoring

Establish why the framework applies and which controlled profile governs the product.

Security planning

Turn applicable obligations into a funded, scheduled, and accountable security plan.

Security inputs & risk discovery

Create a defensible understanding of the system, attack surface, threats, and inherent risk.

Security verification

Produce objective evidence that security requirements and controls are implemented correctly.

Security validation

Confirm the product is acceptably secure in its intended users, workflows, and operating environment.

Release & transfer

Transfer only the approved security baseline into reproducible production and customer delivery.

Post-market security operations

Continuously detect, assess, communicate, and remediate cybersecurity issues in the field.

End-of-support & retirement

Retire products and services without abandoning customers, evidence, or residual cybersecurity obligations.