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Supply Chain Security

What is Supply Chain Security?

Measures to protect the integrity of products and information throughout the supply chain from manufacturing through delivery to end users.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as supply chain security. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on supply chain security

Requirements naming supply chain security across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The organization shall put a management system in place so that its own supply chain security processes can be carried out.

iso-28001-2007-supply-chain-security-management::5.5 · 5.5 Execution of the supply chain security plan →

The State establishes a supply chain security process that includes approving regulated agents and/or known consignors where they implement screening or other controls on cargo and mail.

icao-annex-17-aviation-security-avsec::4.6.2 · 4.6.2 Supply chain security process →

Maintain inventory of open source and third party components in code using Software Composition Analysis tools.

DS-2 · Ensure software supply chain security →

Manage vendor and supply-chain security for ICS components, including integrator and maintenance-provider security, third-party access, and provenance of hardware/software/patches.

CISA-ICS-DID-28 · Vendor Management and Supply Chain Security →
IEC 624431 control

The asset owner shall address security in its supply chain: requirements placed on service providers and product suppliers (referencing 2-4 and 4-1), and the assessment of what they deliver.

iec-62443::ORG 1.6 · Supply chain security →

Questions people ask about supply chain security

What is Supply Chain Security?
Measures to protect the integrity of products and information throughout the supply chain from manufacturing through delivery to end users.
Why is Supply Chain Security important for compliance?
Supply Chain Security is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding supply chain security helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Supply Chain Security?
Supply Chain Security appears in the requirement text of ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management, ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC), Azure Security Benchmark, CISA Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security Guidance, IEC 62443. Across these standards we have identified 10 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Supply Chain Security?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how supply chain security applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Supply Chain Security applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.