The EU Cyber Resilience Act & Software Supply Chain Audits: What Every Board Audit Committee Must Demand
With international digital product security mandates taking effect, learn how internal auditors audit software bills of materials (SBOM) and cloud vendor access.
With major milestones under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) taking effect, organizations operating or partnering internationally face new obligations regarding digital product vulnerability reporting and software supply chain security.
Internal Audit's Mandate in Supply Chain Governance
Traditional internal audit plans focused heavily on internal IT controls. Today, over 45% of enterprise security breaches originate through third-party software vendors, compromised open-source libraries, or unvetted cloud connectors.
Internal Audit Committees should demand four key assurances:
- Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Inventories: Verifying that IT and development teams maintain an active inventory of all third-party software components and dependencies.
- Third-Party Access Audits: Ensuring vendor accounts operate under least-privilege access and require mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
- Vulnerability Disclosure Workflows: Confirming the enterprise maintains a 24/7 channel for receiving and acting upon active vulnerability reports.
- Closed-Loop Remediation Tracking: Tracking vendor audit findings through automated resolution workflows rather than static annual review notes.
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