TISAX® assessments with auditors who know automotive information security and VDA ISA inside out.DQS is an ENX-approved TISAX® audit provider. Demonstrate effective information-security management against VDA ISA – the security catalog the automotive industry agreed on – and share results once across all relevant customers via the ENX TISAX® exchange.
Authorized to conduct TISAX® assessments.
Auditors deeply familiar with the current catalog.
Share results across OEMs through ENX.
Consistent assessments across your locations.
TISAX® is the information-security assessment scheme established by ENX on behalf of the automotive industry. For suppliers handling sensitive OEM information – prototypes, engineering data, parts data, or personal data – TISAX® is the recognized way to demonstrate information-security maturity once and share the result with every relevant customer.
The value of assessment extends beyond external proof of conformity. Many organizations use recurring audits and assessment processes as a framework for continuous improvement, operational transparency, and stronger cross-functional alignment. In practice, companies often report effects such as:
Save time and internal effort with a clearly structured assessment process. Request your personal quote for your TISAX® assessment now.
TISAX® supports a wide range of organizations handling sensitive information in automotive supply chains:
A clear process means fewer questions and faster results. These are the stages of your TISAX® assessment with DQS – transparent from start to finish.
Your TISAX® journey starts on the ENX portal: you register your scope, assessment objectives, and the locations to be assessed. You then select an ENX-approved audit provider – for example, DQS – and request a quote covering the agreed objectives, locations, and assessment level (AL 2 or AL 3 in most cases).
Before the on-site audit, your organization completes the ISA self-assessment against the current catalog version, covering information security, prototype protection, and – where applicable – personal-data protection.
The DQS audit team verifies your ISA self-assessment on-site or, where eligible, remotely. Findings are documented with maturity levels and any deviations are agreed in a closing meeting. If required, corrective actions are tracked through a follow-up audit before a positive result.
Following a positive assessment, ENX issues your TISAX® labels reflecting the agreed assessment objectives. Labels are shared with your designated customers via the ENX exchange for the validity period.
TISAX® labels are valid for three years. Re-assessment confirms continued conformity with the current ISA catalog and refreshes the label on the ENX exchange.
Once your organization meets these requirements, you are ready to contact DQS to begin your TISAX® assessment.
TISAX® can be efficiently combined with ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 42001, IATF 16949, and ENX VCS audits. A bundled approach reduces audit duplication for automotive suppliers managing multiple information-security and management-system requirements.
From ENX registration to label, most organizations complete an initial TISAX® cycle in 3 to 6 months, depending on ISMS maturity and assessment objectives. Learn more in our TISAX® Knowledge Center.
TISAX® labels are valid for three years. Re-assessment refreshes the label on the ENX exchange. Learn more in our TISAX® Knowledge Center.
Cost depends on assessment level (AL 2 or AL 3), number of locations, objectives in scope, and audit method. Request a quote to receive a tailored offer covering the full assessment cycle.
Most effort goes into completing a robust ISA self-assessment and operationalizing the controls behind it, including any prototype or personal-data objectives. Learn more in our TISAX® Knowledge Center.
