What is SD Elements?

SD Elements helps AppSec programs manage the pressure of supporting many fast-moving development teams by identifying the security controls a project should adopt before heavy design or coding takes place. The platform applies Security by Design principles by evaluating system architecture, technical patterns, data sensitivity, and compliance expectations upfront. This early insight helps capture risks at the point where fixes are simple and inexpensive, and many organizations see assessment and review timelines shrink by 30–50% as a result. By resolving uncertainty early, development groups encounter fewer delays late in the release cycle.

Instead of depending on scattered spreadsheets, tribal knowledge, or manually curated checklists, SD Elements produces a set of project-specific security requirements tied to commonly used frameworks like NIST, OWASP, PCI, and ISO. Each requirement is paired with developer-focused guidance, examples, and optional learning material that help teams understand how to apply the control correctly. This makes it possible for smaller AppSec groups to guide and support security across portfolios of well over 100 applications without expanding staff. It also ensures that security expectations remain consistent across teams, technologies, and products, reducing variation in how security is implemented.

The platform integrates with Jira, CI/CD pipelines, and other tooling used by engineering teams, allowing security tasks and requirements to appear directly within existing planning and delivery processes. This avoids creating a second workflow for security and keeps implementation tightly aligned with everyday development activities.

A defining capability of SD Elements is its comprehensive traceability. Each requirement is linked to the risk it addresses, the associated regulatory or industry standard, and the evidence captured during implementation. AppSec leaders gain an aggregated, portfolio-level view of requirement coverage,

Pricing

Price Overview:
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Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, SD Elements provides an API

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Security Compass
Date Founded:
2004
Company Location:
Canada
Company Website:
www.securitycompass.com/sdelements/
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Enterprise
Government
Supported Languages
English

SD Elements Categories and Features

Risk Management Software

Alerts/Notifications
Auditing
Business Process Control
Compliance Management
Corrective Actions (CAPA)
Dashboard
Exceptions Management
IT Risk Management
Internal Controls Management
Legal Risk Management
Mobile Access
Operational Risk Management
Predictive Analytics
Reputation Risk Management
Response Management
Risk Assessment

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