CASE STUDY

Supply Chain Security Assessment for a Tier-1 Technology Vendor

Assessed the software supply chain risk of a global technology vendor's 80+ third-party dependencies, delivering a prioritised remediation roadmap aligned to NIST SP 800-161.

THE BRIEF

A Technology Vendor Needed Supply Chain Security Assurance

A Tier-1 technology vendor providing software to critical national infrastructure had received customer demands for supply chain security assurance following a high-profile industry incident. An assessment of their 80+ software dependencies was required within 60 days.

Enterprise customers demanding NIST SP 800-161 supply chain security assurance
80+ third-party software dependencies with no security risk scoring
No software bill of materials (SBOM) maintained for any product
Build pipeline integrity not validated — no code signing or integrity checks

We were engaged to assess the full software supply chain risk posture and deliver a roadmap to meet NIST SP 800-161 requirements.

Services Used:

Supply Chain SecuritySBOMNIST SP 800-161

TESTIMONIAL

“Encyphers delivered our supply chain security assessment in 6 weeks and gave us exactly what our enterprise customers needed to see. Their NIST-aligned roadmap was immediately actionable and directly addressed the concerns our clients were raising.”

David Park

VP Product Security, Technology Vendor

THE CHALLENGE

The Supply Chain Risks They Carried

A complex software supply chain with no formal security governance:

12 of 80+ dependencies contained known critical CVEs with no remediation plan
Three dependencies had not received security updates in over 3 years
No code signing in the build pipeline — allowing undetected tampering
No vendor security questionnaire process for any third-party supplier

Customers providing critical national infrastructure could not consume the product until supply chain security assurance was independently validated.

THE SOLUTION

The Supply Chain Assessment We Delivered

We conducted a comprehensive NIST SP 800-161-aligned supply chain security assessment:

Generated a full SBOM for all products and mapped all 80+ third-party dependencies
Risk-scored all dependencies against CVSS, EPSS, and business impact criteria
Designed and implemented code signing and build integrity controls
Developed a NIST SP 800-161 compliance roadmap with 90/180/365-day milestones

Enterprise customers received NIST-aligned supply chain security attestation within 60 days of engagement start.

SBOM Generated for All Products

Complete software bill of materials generated for all products, enabling rapid response to any future supply chain vulnerability.

Critical CVEs Remediated

All 12 dependencies with critical CVEs were updated or replaced within the 90-day remediation milestone.

NIST SP 800-161 Roadmap Delivered

A fully costed compliance roadmap was delivered within 60 days, satisfying enterprise customer security assessment requirements.

Code Signing Implemented

Code signing and build integrity verification was integrated into the CI/CD pipeline, preventing undetected supply chain tampering.

Enterprise Sales Unblocked

3 major enterprise deals that had stalled pending supply chain security assurance were closed within 30 days of the assessment.

Vendor Security Process Established

A formal third-party security questionnaire and review process was implemented for all new software dependencies.

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Yuki KashiwagiVP of Technology, Retail Enterprise

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Have questions or are ready to build AI-powered web, ecommerce, or digital solutions? Encyphers helps startups & enterprises create scalable digital products. We respond within 24 hours.

Emailhello@encyphers.com

Call us+1 718 312 8022

Connect quickly with:

Yuki KashiwagiVP of Technology, Retail Enterprise