+Third-Party Inventories

Third-Party Inventories

Description

Mechanisms exist to maintain a current, accurate and complete list of External Service Providers (ESPs) that can potentially impact the Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability and/or Safety (CIAS) of the organization's Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD).

Possible Solutions & Considerations

Micro-Small Business (<10 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 1-2

∙ Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) program

Small Business (10-49 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 3-4

∙ Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) program

Medium Business (50-249 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 5-6

∙ Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) program

Large Business (250-999 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 7-8

∙ Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) program

Enterprise (> 1,000 staff) / BLS Firm Size Class 9

∙ Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) program

SCR-CMM

Level 0 Not Performed

Practices are non-existent, based on the inability to demonstrate an implemented and operational capability. A reasonable person would conclude the control is not being performed.

Level 1 Performed Informally

SCR-CMM Level 1 criteria definitions are not available for this control:
▪ A reasonable person would conclude this control requires a structured process.
▪ At this level of maturity, the "ad hoc" nature of performing a capability informally would indicate the intent of the control is not met due to a lack of consistency and formality.

Level 2 Planned Tracked

Third-Party Management (TPM) capabilities are requirements-driven, but are not standardized across the entity (e.g., local/regional level consistency). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Policies and standards associated with TPM domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity.
▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with TPM domain capabilities are documented and maintained by process owners.
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel work with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with TPM domain capabilities to address applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD).
▪ Third-party management-related controls are primarily administrative and preventative in nature (e.g., policies, standards and procedures & guidelines).
▪ Asset management may be a defined function (e.g., team or department) or assigned as an additional duty to existing IT and/or cybersecurity personnel.
▪ A procurement function maintains a list of all active External Service Providers (ESPs), including pertinent contract information that will assist in a risk assessment.

Level 3 Well Defined

Third-Party Management (TPM) capabilities are standardized across the entity for applicability to People, Processes, Technologies, Data and/or Facilities (PPTDF) to ensure consistency for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Policies and standards associated with TPM domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function.
▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with TPM domain capabilities are well-documented and kept current by process owners.
▪ A procurement team, or similar function, is appropriately staffed and supported to implement and maintain TPM domain capabilities.
▪ Technology is leveraged to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of third-party management operations (e.g., TPRM risk management solution and vendor management solution).
▪ The entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function, works with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with TPM domain capabilities to address Minimum Compliance Requirements (MCR) (e.g., applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements) and Discretionary Security Requirements (DSR) (e.g., entity-required controls).
▪ An implemented and operational capability exists to maintain a current, accurate and complete list of External Service Providers (ESPs) that can potentially impact the Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability and/or Safety (CIAS) of the organization's TAASD.

Level 4 Quantitatively Controlled

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 criteria definitions:
▪ There are no defined Level 4 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a quantitatively-controlled process is not necessary to operationalize this control.
▪ While it may be possible to develop “metrics-driven” capabilities for this control, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

Level 5 Continuously Improving

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 or Level 4 (if available) criteria definitions:
▪ There are no defined Level 5 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a continuously-improving process is not necessary to operationalize this control.
▪ Level 5 capabilities should be considered “world-class” where the control builds on Level 4 capabilities, but are continuously improving through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) technologies.
▪ While it may be possible to develop responsive capabilities for this control through the use of AI and/or ML technologies, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

1. Ħarsa ġenerali

1.1 Referenzi

1.2 Rekwiżiti identifikati

1.3 Regolamenti relatati

2. Rekwiżiti identifikati

Rekwiżiti

3. Regolamenti relatati

Regolamenti
EULAW Artikolu 28 6

6.   Fl-eżerċizzju tad-drittijiet tal-aċċess, tal-ispezzjoni u tal-awditjar fuq il-fornitur terz tas-servizzi tal-ICT, l-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom, abbażi ta’ approċċ ibbażat fuq ir-riskju, jiddeterminaw minn qabel il-frekwenza tal-awditi u tal-ispezzjonijiet kif ukoll l-oqsma li għandhom jiġu awditjati billi jaderixxu ma’ standards tal-awditjar aċċettati b’mod komuni f’konformità ma’ kwalunkwe struzzjoni superviżorja dwar l-użu u l-inkorporazzjoni ta’ tali standards tal-awditjar.

Fejn l-arranġamenti kuntrattwali konklużi ma’ fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT dwar l-użu ta’ servizzi tal-ICT jinvolvu kumplessità teknika għolja, l-entità finanzjarja għandha tivverifika li l-awdituri, kemm jekk interni kif ukoll jekk esterni, jew diversi awdituri, għandhomx il-ħiliet u l-għarfien xieraq biex iwettqu l-awditi u l-valutazzjonijiet rilevanti.
EULAW Artikolu 30 3

3.   L-arranġamenti kuntrattwali għall-użu ta’ servizzi tal-ICT li jappoġġjaw funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti għandhom, minbarra l-elementi msemmija fil-paragrafu 2, jinkludu tal-inqas dan li ġej:

(a)

deskrizzjonijiet sħaħ tal-livell tas-servizz, inkluż aġġornamenti u r-reviżjonijiet tagħhom b’miri tal-prestazzjoni kwantitattivi u kwalitattivi preċiżi fil-limiti tal-livelli tas-servizz miftiehma biex jippermettu monitoraġġ effettiv mill-entità finanzjarja tas-servizzi tal-ICT u jippermettu t-teħid ta’ azzjonijiet korrettivi xierqa, mingħajr dewmien żejjed, meta l-livelli tas-servizz miftiehma ma jintlaħqux;

(b)

il-perjodi ta’ avviż u l-obbligi ta’ rappurtar tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT lill-entità finanzjarja, inkluż in-notifika ta’ kwalunkwe żvilupp li jista’ jkollu impatt materjali fuq il-kapaċità tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT li jipprovdi s-servizzi tal-ICT li jappoġġjaw funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti b’mod effettiv f’konformità mal-livelli tas-servizz miftiehma;

(c)

rekwiżiti għall-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT biex jimplimenta u jittestja pjanijiet ta’ kontinġenza tan-negozju u biex ikollu fis-seħħ miżuri, għodod u politiki ta’ sigurtà tal-ICT li jipprovdu livell xieraq ta’ sigurtà biex l-entità finanzjarja tipprovdi s-servizzi tagħha skont il-qafas regolatorju tagħha;

(d)

l-obbligu tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT li jipparteċipa u jikkoopera bis-sħiħ fit-TLPT tal-entità finanzjarja kif imsemmi fl-Artikoli 26 u 27;

(e)

id-dritt ta’ monitoraġġ, fuq bażi kontinwa, tal-prestazzjoni tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT, li jinvolvi dan li ġej:

(i)

id-drittijiet mingħajr restrizzjonijiet ta’ aċċess, spezzjoni u awditjar mill-entità finanzjarja, jew parti terza ddeżinjata, u mill-awtorità kompetenti, u d-dritt li jittieħdu kopji tad-dokumentazzjoni rilevanti fuq il-post jekk ikunu kritiċi għall-operazzjonijiet tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT, li l-eżerċizzju effettiv tagħhom mhuwiex imfixkel jew limitat minn arranġamenti kuntrattwali jew politiki ta’ implimentazzjoni oħrajn;

(ii)

id-dritt li jintlaħaq qbil fuq il-livelli alternattivi ta’ aċċertament jekk jiġu affettwati d-drittijiet ta’ klijenti oħra;

(iii)

l-obbligu tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT li jikkoopera bis-sħiħ matul l-ispezzjonijiet u l-awditi fuq il-post imwettqa mill-awtoritajiet kompetenti, mis-Sorveljant Ewlieni, mill-entità finanzjarja jew minn parti terza maħtura; u

(iv)

l-obbligu li jiġu pprovduti d-dettalji dwar l-ambitu, il-proċeduri li għandhom jiġu segwiti u l-frekwenza ta’ tali spezzjonijiet u awditi;

(f)

strateġiji ta’ ħruġ, b’mod partikolari l-istabbiliment ta’ perjodu ta’ tranżizzjoni adegwat obbligatorju:

(i)

li matulu l-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT ikompli jipprovdi l-funzjonijiet, jew is-servizzi tal-ICT rispettivi, bil-ħsieb li jitnaqqas ir-riskju ta’ tfixkil fl-entità finanzjarja jew biex jiġu żgurati r-riżoluzzjoni u r-ristrutturar effettivi tagħha;

(ii)

li jippermetti lill-entità finanzjarja temigra lejn fornitur terz ieħor ta’ servizzi tal-ICT jew taqleb għal soluzzjonijiet interni konsistenti mal-kumplessità tas-servizz ipprovdut.

Permezz ta’ deroga mill-punt (e), il-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT u l-entità finanzjarja li tkun mikrointrapriża jistgħu jaqblu li d-drittijiet tal-entità finanzjarja ta’ aċċess, spezzjoni u awditjar jistgħu jiġu ddelegati lil parti terza indipendenti, maħtura mill-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT, u li l-entità finanzjarja tista’ titlob informazzjoni u aċċertament fuq il-prestazzjoni tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT mill-parti terza fi kwalunkwe ħin.
EULAW Artikolu 21 Miżuri ta' ġestjoni tar-riskji taċ-ċibersigurtà
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EULAW Artikolu 28 Prinċipji ġenerali
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EULAW Artikolu 28 Prinċipji ġenerali
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EULAW Artikolu 28 Prinċipji ġenerali
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EULAW Artikolu 28 1

1.   L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jimmaniġġaw ir-riskju relatat mal-ICT minn partijiet terzi bħala komponent integrali tar-riskju tal-ICT fil-qafas tal-ġestjoni tar-riskju tal-ICT tagħhom kif imsemmi fl-Artikolu 6(1), u f’konformità mal-prinċipji li ġejjin:

(a)

l-entitajiet finanzjarji li għandhom fis-seħħ arranġamenti kuntrattwali għall-użu tas-servizzi tal-ICT biex iwettqu l-operat tagħhom għandhom, f’kull ħin, jibqgħu kompletament responsabbli għall-konformità mal-obbligi kollha u jwettquhom, skont dan ir-Regolament u l-liġi applikabbli dwar is-servizzi finanzjarji;

(b)

il-ġestjoni mill-entitajiet finanzjarji tar-riskju relatat mal-ICT minn partijiet terzi għandha tiġi implimentata fid-dawl tal-prinċipju tal-proporzjonalità, filwaqt li jitqiesu:

(i)

in-natura, l-iskala, il-kumplessità u l-importanza tad-dipendenzi relatati mal-ICT,

(ii)

ir-riskji li jirriżultaw minn arranġamenti kuntrattwali dwar l-użu ta’ servizzi tal-ICT konklużi ma’ fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT, b’kont meħud tal-kritikalità jew tal-importanza tas-servizz, il-proċess jew il-funzjoni rispettivi, u l-impatt potenzjali fuq il-kontinwità u fuq id-disponibbiltà tas-servizzi u l-attivitajiet finanzjarji, fil-livell individwali u fil-livell ta’ grupp.
EULAW Artikolu 28 2

2.   Bħala parti mill-qafas ta’ ġestjoni tar-riskju tal-ICT tagħhom, l-entitajiet finanzjarji, għajr dawk l-entitajiet imsemmija fl-Artikolu 16(1), l-ewwel subparagrafu u għajr il-mikrointrapriżi, għandhom jadottaw, u jirrieżaminaw b’mod regolari, strateġija dwar ir-riskju relatat mal-ICT minn partijiet terzi, waqt li jqisu l-istrateġija ta’ diversi bejjiegħa msemmija fl-Artikolu 6(9), fejn applikabbli. L-istrateġija dwar ir-riskju relatat mal-ICT minn partijiet terzi għandha tinkludi politika dwar l-użu ta’ servizzi tal-ICT li jappoġġjaw funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti pprovduti minn fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT u għandha tapplika fuq bażi individwali u, fejn rilevanti, fuq bażi subkonsolidata u konsolidata. Il-korp maniġerjali għandu, abbażi ta’ valutazzjoni tal-profil tar-riskju ġenerali tal-entità finanzjarja u l-iskala u l-kumplessità tas-servizzi tan-negozju, jirrieżamina regolarment ir-riskji identifikati fir-rigward tal-arranġamenti kuntrattwali dwar l-użu tas-servizzi tal-ICT li jappoġġjaw funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti.
EULAW Artikolu 28 3

3.   Bħala parti mill-qafas ta’ ġestjoni tar-riskju tal-ICT tagħhom, l-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom iżommu u jaġġornaw fil-livell tal-entità, u fil-livelli subkonsolidati u konsolidati, reġistru ta’ informazzjoni fir-rigward tal-arranġamenti kuntrattwali kollha dwar l-użu ta’ servizzi tal-ICT ipprovduti minn fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT.

L-arranġamenti kuntrattwali msemmija fl-ewwel subparagrafu għandhom jiġu ddokumentati b’mod xieraq, filwaqt li ssir distinzjoni bejn dawk li jkopru s-servizzi tal-ICT li jappoġġjaw funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti u dawk li le.

L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jirrappurtaw mill-inqas darba fis-sena lill-awtoritajiet kompetenti dwar l-għadd ta’ arranġamenti ġodda dwar l-użu tas-servizzi tal-ICT, il-kategoriji tal-fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT, it-tip ta’ arranġamenti kuntrattwali u s-servizzi u l-funzjonijiet tal-ICT li qed jiġu pprovduti.

L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jagħmlu disponibbli għall-awtorità kompetenti, fuq talba tagħha, ir-reġistru sħiħ tal-informazzjoni jew, kif mitlub, taqsimiet speċifikati tiegħu, flimkien ma’ kwalunkwe informazzjoni meqjusa bħala neċessarja biex tkun tista’ ssir is-superviżjoni effettiva tal-entità finanzjarja.

L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jinformaw lill-awtorità kompetenti fil-ħin dwar kwalunkwe arranġament kuntrattwali dwar l-użu ta’ servizzi tal-ICT ippjanat li jappoġġja funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti kif ukoll meta funzjoni ssir kritika jew importanti.
EULAW Artikolu 28 4

4.   Qabel ma jidħlu f’arranġament kuntrattwali dwar l-użu tas-servizzi tal-ICT, l-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom:

(a)

jivvalutaw jekk l-arranġament kuntrattwali jkoprix l-użu ta’ servizzi tal-ICT li jappoġġjaw funzjoni kritika jew importanti;

(b)

jivvalutaw jekk il-kundizzjonijiet superviżorji għall-ikkuntrattar humiex issodisfati;

(c)

jidentifikaw u jivvalutaw ir-riskji rilevanti kollha b’rabta mal-arranġament kuntrattwali, inkluż il-possibbiltà li tali arranġamenti kuntrattwali jistgħu jikkontribwixxu għal żieda fir-riskju ta’ konċentrazzjoni tal-ICT kif imsemmi fl-Artikolu 29;

(d)

iwettqu d-diliġenza dovuta kollha fuq fornituri terzi prospettivi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT u matul il-proċessi kollha tal-għażla u tal-valutazzjoni jiżguraw li l-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT ikun adatt;

(e)

jidentifikaw u jivvalutaw il-kunflitti ta’ interess li jista’ jikkawża l-arranġament kuntrattwali.
EULAW Artikolu 28 5

5.   L-entitajiet finanzjarji jistgħu jidħlu biss f’arranġamenti kuntrattwali ma’ fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT li jikkonformaw ma’ standards tas-sigurtà tal-informazzjoni xierqa. Fejn dawk l-arranġamenti kuntrattwali jikkonċernaw funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti, l-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom, qabel ma jikkonkludu l-arranġamenti, iqisu kif xieraq l-użu, mill-fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT, tal-aktar standards għolja u aġġornati ta’ kwalità fis-sigurtà tal-informazzjoni.
EULAW Artikolu 28 7

7.   L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jiżguraw li l-arranġamenti kuntrattwali dwar l-użu tas-servizzi tal-ICT jistgħu jiġu tterminati fi kwalunkwe waħda miċ-ċirkostanzi li ġejjin:

(a)

ksur sinifikanti mill-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT tal-liġijiet, tar-regolamenti jew tat-termini kuntrattwali applikabbli;

(b)

iċ-ċirkostanzi identifikati matul il-monitoraġġ tar-riskju relatat mal-ICT minn partijiet terzi meqjusa li jistgħu jbiddlu t-twettiq tal-funzjonijiet ipprovduti permezz tal-arranġament kuntrattwali, inkluż bidliet materjali li jaffettwaw l-arranġament jew is-sitwazzjoni tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT;

(c)

dgħufijiet evidenzjati tal-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT marbuta mal-ġestjoni globali tiegħu tar-riskju tal-ICT u b’mod partikolari fil-mod kif jiżgura d-disponibbiltà, l-awtentiċità, l-inegrità u l-kunfidenzjalità tad-data, kemm jekk tkun data personali kif ukoll jekk tkun sensittiva b’mod ieħor, jew data mhux personali;

(d)

fejn l-awtorità kompetenti ma tkunx tista’ twettaq superviżjoni effettiva tal-entità finanzjarja bħala riżultat tal-kundizzjonijiet tal-arranġament kuntrattwali rispettiv jew iċ-ċirkostanzi marbuta miegħu.
EULAW Artikolu 28 8

8.   Għas-servizzi tal-ICT li jappoġġjaw funzjonijiet kritiċi jew importanti, l-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jistabbilixxu strateġiji ta’ ħruġ. L-istrateġiji ta’ ħruġ għandhom iqisu r-riskji li jistgħu jfiġġu fil-livell ta’ fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT, b’mod partikolari l-falliment possibbli min-naħa tagħhom, deterjorament tal-kwalità tas-servizzi tal-ICT ipprovduti, kwalunkwe tfixkil fl-operat minħabba forniment mhux xieraq jew li ma sarx ta’ servizzi tal-ICT jew kwalunkwe riskju materjali li jirriżulta b’rabta mal-użu xieraq u kontinwu tas-servizz tal-ICT rispettiv, jew it-terminazzjoni tal-arranġamenti kuntrattwali ma’ fornituri terzi ta’ servizzi tal-ICT fi kwalunkwe waħda miċ-ċirkostanzi elenkati fil-paragrafu 7.

L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jiżguraw li jkunu jistgħu joħorġu mill-arranġamenti kuntrattwali mingħajr:

(a)

tfixkil fl-attivitajiet tal-operat tagħhom,

(b)

limitazzjoni tal-konformità mar-rekwiżiti regolatorji,

(c)

detriment għall-kontinwità u l-kwalità tas-servizzi provduti lill-klijenti.

Il-pjanijiet ta’ ħruġ għandhom ikunu komprensivi, dokumentati u, f’konformità mal-kriterji li jinsabu fl-Artikolu 4(2), għandhom jiġu ttestjati biżżejjed u rieżaminati perjodikament.

L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandhom jidentifikaw soluzzjonijiet alternattivi u jiżviluppaw pjanijiet ta’ tranżizzjoni li jippermettulhom ineħħu l-funzjonijiet u s-servizzi tal-ICT ikkuntrattati u d-data rilevanti mingħand il-fornitur terz ta’ servizzi tal-ICT u li jittrasferuhom b’mod sigur u integrali lil fornituri alternattivi jew jinkorporawhom mill-ġdid internament.

L-entitajiet finanzjarji għandu jkollhom stabbiliti miżuri ta’ kontinġenza xierqa biex iżommu l-kontinwità tal-operat fil-każ li jseħħu ċ-ċirkostanzi msemmija fl-ewwel subparagrafu.

Kwistjonijiet marbuta

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blocks Concentration / Single-Point Dependency Failure
blocks Drought & Water Shortage
blocks Earthquakes
blocks Fire & Wildfires
blocks Floods
blocks Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
blocks Landslides & Debris Flow
blocks Pandemic (Disease) Outbreaks
blocks Severe Weather
blocks Space Weather
blocks Thunderstorms & Lightning
blocks Tornadoes
blocks Tsunamis
blocks Volcanoes
blocks Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
blocks Malicious Cyber Activity
blocks Dysfunctional Management Practices
blocks Human Error
blocks Technical / Mechanical Failure
blocks Statutory / Regulatory / Contractual Change
blocks Data Quality Degradation / Data Poisoning
blocks Fraud, Corruption and/or Intentional Criminal Conduct
blocks Workforce Shortage / Loss of Critical Skills / Labor Disruption
blocks OPS-32.01B
blocks SSO-04.01B
blocks SSO-04.02B
blocks SSO-07.01B
blocks SSO-07.02B
blocks SSO-07.01AS
blocks Inability to Demonstrate Due Diligence / Due Care
blocks Unreliable Assurance / Decision Information
blocks Concentration / Single-Point Dependency Failure
blocks Drought & Water Shortage
blocks Earthquakes
blocks Fire & Wildfires
blocks Floods
blocks Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
blocks Landslides & Debris Flow
blocks Pandemic (Disease) Outbreaks
blocks Severe Weather
blocks Space Weather
blocks Thunderstorms & Lightning
blocks Tornadoes
blocks Tsunamis
blocks Volcanoes
blocks Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
blocks Malicious Cyber Activity
blocks Dysfunctional Management Practices
blocks Human Error
blocks Technical / Mechanical Failure
blocks Statutory / Regulatory / Contractual Change
blocks Data Quality Degradation / Data Poisoning
blocks Fraud, Corruption and/or Intentional Criminal Conduct
blocks Workforce Shortage / Loss of Critical Skills / Labor Disruption
blocks OPS-32.01B
blocks SSO-04.01B
blocks SSO-04.02B
blocks SSO-07.01B
blocks SSO-07.02B
blocks SSO-07.01AS
is blocked by TPM-08 Third-Party Inventories – Assessment Procedure
blocks 03.07.06 Maintenance Personnel
blocks GV.SC-04 Suppliers are known and prioritized by criticality
blocks GV.SC-07 The risks posed by a supplier, their products and services, and other third parties are understood, recorded, prioritized, assessed, responded to, …
blocks GV.SC-08 Relevant suppliers and other third parties are included in incident planning, response, and recovery activities
blocks ID.AM Asset Management
blocks ID.AM-01 Inventories of hardware managed by the organization are maintained
blocks ID.AM-02 Inventories of software, services, and systems managed by the organization are maintained
blocks ID.AM-04 Inventories of services provided by suppliers are maintained
blocks ID.RA-10 Critical suppliers are assessed prior to acquisition
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    The SCF is more than just a unified control catalog, since its included content creates a playbook for Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) capabilities. Used globally by organizations of every size, the SCF is a robust and scalable solution for security, compliance and resilience controls. As a comprehensive security framework, the SCF maps 1,400+ controls across 200+ laws, regulations, and industry frameworks so you can implement once and comply everywhere.

    Like it or not, cybersecurity is a protracted war on an asymmetric battlefield, where the threats are everywhere and as defenders we have to make the effort to work together to help improve cybersecurity and data privacy practices, since we all suffer when massive data breaches occur or when cyber attacks have physical impacts. Hackers share information on attack methods with other hackers, so why shouldn’t the good guys share information on how to best protect an organization? We decided to take action and make a difference, since we feel it is too important to wait for someone else to fix the problems that exist.

    The SCF is made up of volunteers, mainly specialists within the cybersecurity profession, who focus on GRC and the cybersecurity side of data privacy. These are auditors, engineers, architects, incident responders, consultants and other specialists who live and breathe these topics on a daily basis. The end product is "expert-derived content" that makes up the SCF." https://securecontrolsframework.com/ 

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