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TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange

International (Automotive)
vVDA ISA 6.0 (2024)
10 domains
28 controls

TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) is an information security assessment and exchange mechanism for the European automotive industry. Managed by the ENX Association on behalf of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). Based on VDA Information Security Assessment (ISA) catalogue, which builds on ISO/IEC 27001 with automotive-specific requirements. Covers information security, prototype protection, and data protection. Assessment results shared via the TISAX portal between participants.

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TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange is a compliance framework from International (Automotive) with 10 domains and 28 controls that map to 179 other frameworks. The largest domains are Technical and Operational Security (10 controls), Assessment Scope, Levels and Exchange (4 controls), Information Security Management (4 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (10)

Assessment

1 controls
Controls in the Assessment domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange1 controls
CodeTitle
TISAXASS-1Assessment Levels and Process

Assessment Scope, Levels and Exchange

4 controls
Controls in the Assessment Scope, Levels and Exchange domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange4 controls
CodeTitle
TISAX-AUDIT-01Internal Audit and Management Review
TISAX-EXCH-01Result Exchange and Customer Engagement Levels
TISAX-SCOPE-01TISAX Scope Definition and Assessment Level Selection
TISAX-SCOPE-02TISAX Labels Selection

Data Protection

1 controls
Controls in the Data Protection domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange1 controls
CodeTitle
TISAXASS-4Data Protection (GDPR Alignment)

Data Protection Module

1 controls
Controls in the Data Protection Module domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange1 controls
CodeTitle
TISAX-DP-01Data Protection Module Controls

ISA

1 controls
Controls in the ISA domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange1 controls
CodeTitle
TISAXASS-2ISA Catalog Implementation

Information Security Management

4 controls
Controls in the Information Security Management domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange4 controls
CodeTitle
TISAX-ISM-01IS Policies and Organization
TISAX-ISM-02Risk Management
TISAX-ISM-03Human Resources Security
TISAX-ISM-04Supplier and Third-Party Management

People and Third Parties

3 controls
Controls in the People and Third Parties domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange3 controls
CodeTitle
TISAX-HR-01Human Resources Security
TISAX-IS-03Third-Party Risk Management
TISAX-SUPP-01Supplier and Third Party Information Security

Prototype

1 controls
Controls in the Prototype domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange1 controls
CodeTitle
TISAXASS-3Prototype Protection and Confidentiality

Prototype Protection

2 controls
Controls in the Prototype Protection domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange2 controls
CodeTitle
TISAX-PROTO-01Prototype Protection Requirements
TISAX-PROTO-02Test Vehicle and Component Handling

Technical and Operational Security

10 controls
Controls in the Technical and Operational Security domain of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange10 controls
CodeTitle
TISAX-BCM-01Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery
TISAX-COMMS-01Communications and Network Security
TISAX-DEV-01Secure Software Development
TISAX-IM-01Incident Management and Reporting
TISAX-OPS-01IT Operations and System Hardening
TISAX-PHYS-01Physical Security and Environmental Controls
TISAX-TECH-01Access Control and Identity Management
TISAX-TECH-02Cryptography
TISAX-TECH-03Operations and Communications Security
TISAX-TECH-04Incident Management

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange, you already cover:

Maps to 179 other frameworks

28 total controls
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
11 source controls mapped|15 target controls covered
39%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
10 source controls mapped|26 target controls covered
36%
South Korea ISMS-P
10 source controls mapped|14 target controls covered
36%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
10 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
36%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
9 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
32%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
9 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
32%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
8 source controls mapped|14 target controls covered
29%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
8 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
29%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
8 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
29%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
8 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
29%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
8 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
29%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
8 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
29%
NIST SP 1800-32
7 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
25%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
7 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
25%
API 1164
7 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27019
7 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
25%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
25%
IEC 62443
7 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
25%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
7 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
25%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
7 source controls mapped|16 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
21%
SASB Standards
6 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
21%
PCI P2PE
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
21%
PCI SSF
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
21%
PCI PIN Security
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
21%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
21%
ISO 27017
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
21%
ISO 13485
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
21%
ISO 27018
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
21%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
6 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
21%
ISO 27799
6 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
21%
NIST SP 800-190
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
21%
ISO 27005
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
18%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
18%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
18%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
18%
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
18%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
18%
Space ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) - Threat Framework
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
18%
ISO 19011
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
18%
ISO/SAE 21434
5 source controls mapped|15 target controls covered
18%
UK Open Banking Standard
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
18%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
18%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
18%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
18%
ISO 27043
5 source controls mapped|16 target controls covered
18%
SOC 2
5 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
18%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
18%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
14%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22320:2018
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
14%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
14%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Solvency II
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22318
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22317
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO 26000:2010
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
ISO 22316
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
14%
Texas Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Taiwan PDPA
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
14%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
4 source controls mapped|15 target controls covered
14%
ISO 20000-1
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
14%
Bahrain PDPL
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
14%
APPI
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
14%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
APRA CPS 234
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
11%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
11%
BREEAM - Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
11%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
ISO 31000
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
ISO 50001:2018 - Energy Management Systems
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
11%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
11%
Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
11%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
ITIL 4
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
NIST SP 800-171
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
11%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
11%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
11%
UK AI Regulation Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
APRA SPS 220 Risk Management (Superannuation)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
3GPP 5G Security Architecture (TS 33.501)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ISO 31000:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Virginia CDPA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Uruguay DPL
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
7%
ISO 37301
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO 37001
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO 30401
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO 55001
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO 9001
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
7%
Vietnam PDPD
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Turkey KVKK
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
7%
UK Gambling Commission - Cyber Resilience Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
WCAG 2.2
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) - CBP Trade Data Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Samoa Telecommunications Act (2005) - Privacy & Data Protection
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US ITAR and EAR - Export Control and Data Security
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
4%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
4%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
4%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Azure Security Benchmark
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
UK FCA/PRA Operational Resilience Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 22000
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 45001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%

What is TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange and who does it apply to?

TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange is a compliance framework from International (Automotive) with 10 domains and 28 controls. TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) is an information security assessment and exchange mechanism for the European automotive industry. Managed by the ENX Association on behalf of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). Based on VDA Information Security Assessment (ISA) catalogue, which builds on ISO/IEC 27001 with automotive-specific requirements. Covers information security, prototype protection, and data protection. Assessment results shared via the TISAX portal between participants. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange actually require?

TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange has 28 controls organised across 10 domains. The largest domains are Technical and Operational Security (10 controls), Assessment Scope, Levels and Exchange (4 controls), Information Security Management (4 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange do I already cover?

TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange maps to 179 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements (39% coverage), NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (36% coverage), South Korea ISMS-P (36% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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