The biggest cyberattacks of recent years, SolarWinds, MOVEit, 3CX, did not begin at the target itself but at a supplier. Supply Chain Security maps the risks in your chain and gives you the tools to keep them under control.
Attacks via the chain have doubled, and NIS2 places the responsibility on you
SolarWinds affected 18,000 organisations through a software update. MOVEit hit hundreds of companies through a single file transfer system. 3CX was compromised through an infected software package from a supplier.
NIS2 explicitly requires organisations to also manage the risks of their suppliers. You share responsibility for the security of your chain, even if you have not been hacked yourself.
Most organisations do not know which suppliers have access to their systems or data. Shadow IT, legacy connections and undocumented API integrations create blind spots.
Libraries, open-source components and SaaS tools each form an attack surface. A compromised npm package or a malicious update can affect your entire production environment.
From inventory to contractual safeguards and continuous monitoring
A complete overview of all suppliers, connections and third parties that have access to your systems or data. Including classification by risk and criticality.
A structured risk assessment per critical supplier: which data do they hold, which access do they have, what is their own security level? Including questionnaires and evidence review.
Concrete security requirements in supplier contracts and processing agreements: minimum security measures, an obligation to report incidents, the right to audit and penetration testing obligations.
Periodic reassessments, monitoring of vulnerabilities in the software components you use (SBOM) and alerting on known incidents at your suppliers.
Visibility, control and demonstrable NIS2 compliance
A fully documented overview of all third parties with access, risk classification and status. The basis for demonstrable supplier risk management.
A full set of documents demonstrating that you comply with NIS2 article 21 (chain security): supplier assessments, contractual requirements and monitoring reports.
Concrete measures per supplier: minimal access rights, segmentation, increased monitoring, so that a hacked supplier does not automatically compromise your environment.
For software-intensive organisations: an SBOM approach to inventory open-source components and libraries and to act quickly when vulnerabilities arise.
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