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Technical due diligence and software audits
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Quick answer:National Digital reviews the code, infrastructure, security and documentation of an existing software system before a purchase, a handover or a rebuild, and reports what to fix first.
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What does technical due diligence on a software system involve?
Technical due diligence is an independent review of a system's code, infrastructure, security and documentation, delivered as a written report that ranks what to fix first. It is done before a purchase, a handover to a new provider or a decision to rebuild.
Additional Context
The review looks at the system as it runs today, including the parts its documentation does not describe.
Sources
- Cloud Security Guidance
ACSC guidance on configuring and operating cloud services securely.
Technical due diligence
What this hub covers
A technical due diligence review covers the code, the infrastructure it runs on, its security and the documentation that describes it. The report names the risks in order and says which are cheap to fix and which need a rebuild. Buyers use it before an acquisition, and owners use it before handing a system to a new provider.
Delivered work
National Digital ran security reviews across a set of applications it first built between 2019 and 2022 (service).
Where to start
The Platform Health Check is the review described here. It costs $3,950 (Platform Health Check), ex GST. What follows from it is a first quarter of fixes under application support, or a staged replacement under legacy modernisation.
Next steps
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A Platform Health Check is a fixed $3,950 review of the code, infrastructure, security posture and documentation, ending in a written report and one recommendation. The fee is credited in full against a rebuild that proceeds within 90 days.
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