Asking your stakeholders—the people who matter most—for their security needs is one of the most important stages in developing safe software.
Stakeholders are people or organizations that your software may affect. Anybody having a stake in security, such as developers, testers, or end users, falls under this category.
Determining the parties involved
Prioritize your tasks by identifying your stakeholders.
Make a list of every possible stakeholder and group them according to how much influence they have on the project at first.
Arranging for input
After determining who your stakeholders are, you need to organize how you'll get their feedback.
Various techniques including questionnaires, interviews, or casual talks might be used, depending on the requirements of the project.
Obtaining prerequisites
Now that you have your strategy in place, it is time to ask stakeholders what they need.
Encourage stakeholders to voice their wants, presumptions, and concerns by keeping conversations open-ended.
Advice for successful elicitation
Keep conversations informal, especially when dealing with stakeholders who are not techies. Informal discussions can frequently provide insightful information.
Adjust your strategy according to the project's circumstances and the stakeholders involved.
Confirming and ranking the requirements
Verify requirements for testability, practicality, and compatibility with project objectives once they have been acquired.
Sort out any disagreements or gaps and rank the needs according to significance.
Controlling the needs
Create a system to oversee and monitor requirements at every stage of the project's lifetime.
To keep the project moving forward, make sure all modifications are recorded and problems are dealt with right away.
In summary
Stakeholder identification, preparation for input, successful elicitation of requirements, validation and prioritization of those needs, and project management are all necessary steps in gathering security requirements.
