National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO/IEC 27036‑2:2022. It supersedes BS ISO/IEC 27036‑2:2014, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee IST/33, Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 August 2022.

Foreword

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This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 27, Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 27036‑2:2014), which has been technically revised.

The main changes are as follows:

the structure and content have been aligned with the most recent version of ISO/IEC 15288.

A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 27036 series can be found on the ISO and IEC websites.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html and www.iec.ch/national-committees.

Introduction

Organizations throughout the world work with suppliers to acquire products and services. Many organizations establish several supplier relationships to cover a variety of business needs, such as operations or manufacturing. Conversely, suppliers provide products and services to several acquirers.

Relationships between acquirers and suppliers established for the purpose of acquiring a variety of products and services may introduce information security risks to both acquirers and suppliers. These risks are caused by mutual access to the other party’s assets, such as information and information systems, as well as by the difference in business objectives and information security approaches. These risks should be managed by both acquirers and suppliers.

This document:

specifies fundamental information security requirements for defining, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving supplier and acquirer relationships;
facilitates mutual understanding of the other party’s approach to information security and tolerance for information security risks;
reflects the complexity of managing risks that can have information security impacts in supplier and acquirer relationships;
is intended to be used by any organization willing to evaluate the information security in supplier or acquirer relationships;
is not intended for certification purposes;
is intended to be used to set a number of defined information security objectives applicable to a supplier and acquirer relationship that is a basis for assurance purposes.

ISO/IEC 27036‑1 provides an overview and concepts associated with information security in supplier relationships.

ISO/IEC 27036‑3 provides guidelines for the acquirer and the supplier for managing information security risks specific to the ICT products and services supply chain.

ISO/IEC 27036‑4 provides guidelines for the acquirer and the supplier for managing information security risks specific to the cloud services.

1 Scope

This document specifies fundamental information security requirements for defining, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving supplier and acquirer relationships.

These requirements cover any procurement and supply of products and services, such as manufacturing or assembly, business process procurement, software and hardware components, knowledge process procurement, build-operate-transfer and cloud computing services.

This document is applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size and nature.

To meet the requirements, it is expected that an organization has internally implemented a number of foundational processes or is actively planning to do so. These processes include, but are not limited to: business management, risk management, operational and human resources management, and information security.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Abbreviated terms

5 Structure of this document

5.1 Clause 6

5.2 Clause 7

5.3 Relationship between Clause 6 and Clause 7

5.4 Annexes

6 Information security in supplier relationship management

6.1 Agreement processes

6.2 Organizational project-enabling processes

6.3 Technical management processes

6.4 Technical processes

7 Information security in a supplier relationship instance

7.1 Supplier relationship planning process

7.2 Supplier selection process

7.3 Supplier relationship agreement process

7.4 Supplier relationship management process

7.5 Supplier relationship termination process

Bibliography

BS ISO/IEC 27036-2:2022

Cybersecurity. Supplier relationships - Requirements

Current

Published:

31 Aug 2022