SR-05 Acquisition Strategies, Tools, and Methods
Supply Chain Risk Management
Description
Employ the following acquisition strategies, contract tools, and procurement methods to protect against, identify, and mitigate supply chain risks: [Assignment: organization-defined acquisition strategies, contract tools, and procurement methods].
Supplemental Guidance
The use of the acquisition process provides an important vehicle to protect the supply chain. There are many useful tools and techniques available, including obscuring the end use of a system or system component, using blind or filtered buys, requiring tamper-evident packaging, or using trusted or controlled distribution. The results from a supply chain risk assessment can guide and inform the strategies, tools, and methods that are most applicable to the situation. Tools and techniques may provide protections against unauthorized production, theft, tampering, insertion of counterfeits, insertion of malicious software or backdoors, and poor development practices throughout the system development life cycle. Organizations also consider providing incentives for suppliers who implement controls, promote transparency into their processes and security and privacy practices, provide contract language that addresses the prohibition of tainted or counterfeit components, and restrict purchases from untrustworthy suppliers. Organizations consider providing training, education, and awareness programs for personnel regarding supply chain risk, available mitigation strategies, and when the programs should be employed. Methods for reviewing and protecting development plans, documentation, and evidence are commensurate with the security and privacy requirements of the organization. Contracts may specify documentation protection requirements.
Changes from Rev 4
New control family introduced in Rev 5
Enhancements (2)
What NIST adds to this control. Select one to read its statement.
SR-05(01) Adequate Supply
Employ the following controls to ensure an adequate supply of [Assignment: organization-defined critical system components]: [Assignment: organization-defined controls].
SR-05(02) Assessments Prior to Selection, Acceptance, Modification, or Update
Assess the system, system component, or system service prior to selection, acceptance, modification, or update.
Patterns that use this control (2)
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Critical (1)
Important (1)
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (15)
ATT&CK v16.1Techniques mitigated by this control, mapped via CTID.