OWASP SAMM

A Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) that provides an effective and measurable way for all types of organizations to analyse and improve their software security posture.

About OWASP SAMM

Get Involved

Involvement in the development of SAMM is actively encouraged! You do not have to be a security expert in order to help out. We have written some guidelines on our OWASPP SAMM website on how you can contribute to SAMM.

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