Since October 1, 2020, the new VDA ISA Catalog 5.0 has applied to all new TISAX® assessments. According to the VDA, the previous version 4.1.1 has been "fundamentally revised and optimized in terms of content". Working with the newTISAX® 5.0 test catalogue should now be easier and more efficient - for users and assessors alike. Read more now.
Most of the changes in the VDA Information Security Assessment (ISA) catalog 5.1 have been made to the "Information Security" module. According to the change history in the VDA ISA Catalog 5.1, the following changes and adjustments have now been added:
As early as version TISAX® 5.0, the contents of the "Third-party connection" module, including test targets, were integrated into the "Information security" module. The following three modules continue to exist:
The term "third party connection" described the situation in which a TISAX® user has its own location on the premises of a partner and may access (via direct network connections) the partner's systems.
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As of now, version VDA 5.1 applies. For organizations that use or have introduced TISAX® , the publication of version 5.1 results in the following situation:
Since 2022, the new version 5.1 has been applied to all new TISAX® assessments. For all assessments assigned up to the aforementioned date, version 5.0 was still applied until March 31, 2021 (last audit day).
For suppliers or service providers in the automotive
supply chain ★ Proof of information security ★ Recognized by all participants in the TISAX network
TISAX® is based on the VDA ISA catalog developed by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), a comprehensive questionnaire that is essentially based on the so-called "controls", the reference measures from Annex A of the information security standard ISO 27001, and adapted to automotive-specific concerns.
In the meantime, ISO 27001 has been revised and republished on October 25, 2022. The revision mainly applies to Annex A. However, TISAX® 5.1 still refers to the old version of Annex A of ISO 27001:2017. A corresponding adaptation to the new controls is expected for the next version of the catalogue.
Holistic management system according to ISO standard ★ Effective implementation of a risk management process ★ Continuous improvement of the security level
TISAX® is primarily aimed at companies that want or need to demonstrate a certain level (Level 1 to 3) of information security in order to work with a (participating) automotive manufacturer. The ENX Association, based in Frankfurt am Main and Paris, is entrusted with the implementation and monitoring of the procedure. ENX is an association of European automotive manufacturers, suppliers and four national automotive associations, including the German ENX founder VDA.
DQS is approved as an audit service provider by ENX and can therefore perform TISAX® assessments worldwide. All our TISAX® auditors are also approved auditors for the international standard ISO 27001, which means that both standards can be assessed by DQS at the same time and with less additional effort. We look forward to talking to you.
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Product manager and expert for information security and software development. Holger Schmeken also contributes his expertise as an auditor for ISO 27001 with KRITIS audit procedure competence and Chief Information Security Officer of DQS BIT GmbH.
