Network and connectivity
The links between sites, clouds and the public internet. Two carriers can share one upstream, so "two providers" is not always two paths.
Categories in this family
4- Internet service provider important
The links from the offices and data centres to the public internet. - SD-WAN and site networking critical
The private network between sites, clouds and data centres, and the appliances and controller that run it. - Satellite connectivity important
Connectivity for sites, vessels or vehicles the terrestrial network does not reach, and a backup path where it does. - Telecoms and mobile important
Voice, mobile and messaging services, including the numbers customers call and the SMS one-time codes go out on.
What reaches this family
| DORA | Attaches to contractual arrangements for ICT services: cloud, software, network, managed services and data feeds. A supply of hardware, a bank or a courier is recorded in the register only where a service element sits in the contract. On every vendor here: DORA Art. 28, DORA Art. 30. |
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| NIS2 | Attaches to every direct supplier and service provider of the entity, whatever it supplies; the depth of the assessment follows the access and the criticality. On every vendor here: NIS2 Art. 21(2)(d), NIS2 Art. 21(3), NIS2 Art. 24. |
| SP 800-161 | Attaches to every supplier, developer, integrator and service provider of a federal system, with the hardest controls on components and on privileged access. On every vendor here: SP 800-161 SR-6, SP 800-161 SR-8, SP 800-161 SA-4, SP 800-161 SR-13, SP 800-161 CP-8, SP 800-161 CA-3, SP 800-161 SA-9. |
| ISO 27001 | Attaches to every supplier relationship through controls 5.19 to 5.23, and to outsourced development through 8.30. With no regime ticked, these rows render as the default. On every vendor here: ISO 27001 5.19, ISO 27001 5.20, ISO 27001 5.22, ISO 27001 5.21. |
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