tISS: Supplier Governance

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This Information Security Service Supplier Governance workshop had been chosen as a priority topic by The tISS Leadership Board and was identified and developed through research, surveys and member input. 

Supplier management, procurement, and supplier relationship management are common in many large organisations. Aligned to these, supplier governance deals with the security and governance aspects of how the organisation manages its suppliers, including how security is included in contracts and compliance audited.

There were two case studies: one gave an approach to the ongoing security assessment of suppliers, and the other dealt with measurement including the measurability of contract security clauses, and a novel but simple approach to measuring the 'return on investment' of the supplier relationship.

In depth discussion of experiences and practices covered topics such as business and supplier engagement, assessment and selection, measurement, audit and compliance, and the methodologies and standards used.

The workshop hosted by The Corporate IT Forum was attended by 24 people representing 19 organisations from a wide cross-section of enterprises including financial services, councils, pharmaceuticals, government bodies and agencies, retail and manufacturing.