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TISAX Implementation - VDA ISA 6.0.3

Protect Automotive Information and Prepare Confidently for Your TISAX Assessment

Knowledge Kraft helps automotive organizations and suppliers implement information-security controls aligned with VDA ISA 6.0.3 and their required TISAX assessment objectives.

We support organizations in understanding customer expectations, defining the assessment scope, completing the self-assessment, closing control gaps and preparing employees and evidence for the independent assessment.

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TISAX Implementation at a Glance

Service objective: To establish practical information-security, prototype-protection and data-protection controls that prepare the organization for an independent TISAX assessment.

Suitable For
  • Automotive component manufacturers
  • Engineering and design organizations
  • Software and technology suppliers
  • Prototype manufacturers
  • Research and development centres
  • Logistics and service providers
  • Suppliers handling sensitive customer information
  • Organizations requested by an OEM or Tier 1 customer to obtain a TISAX label
  • Multi-location organizations preparing for a group assessment
Knowledge Kraft Can Support
  • TISAX scope and assessment-objective review
  • VDA ISA 6.0.3 gap assessment
  • Self-assessment support
  • Information-security risk assessment
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Prototype-protection controls
  • Data-protection controls
  • Supplier-security management
  • Employee awareness
  • Evidence review
  • Internal readiness assessment
  • Corrective-action support

What Is TISAX?

TISAX stands for Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange. It is an automotive-industry assessment and exchange mechanism governed by the ENX Association and based on the VDA Information Security Assessment catalogue.

VDA ISA 6.0.3 is listed by ENX as the current assessment catalogue. TISAX enables assessment results to be shared and recognized among participating automotive organizations, reducing the need for customers to conduct separate information-security assessments of the same supplier.

Depending on the organization’s required assessment objectives, the assessment may address areas such as:

  • Information security
  • Protection of highly confidential information
  • Prototype protection
  • Data protection
  • Availability of critical information and services

Challenges We Help Customers Address

  • The required TISAX assessment objectives are unclear
  • The assessment scope includes several sites or shared services
  • The VDA ISA self-assessment has not been completed accurately
  • Security documents do not reflect actual practices
  • Risk assessments focus only on IT systems
  • Prototype areas lack clear physical and operational controls
  • Supplier-security requirements are inconsistent
  • Access reviews and authorization records are incomplete
  • Incident and crisis-management processes are not sufficiently tested
  • Employees are not prepared for assessment interviews
  • Evidence is distributed across several departments
  • Corrective actions from an earlier assessment remain unresolved

What Knowledge Kraft Delivers

Knowledge Kraft works with management, information technology, cybersecurity, human resources, facilities, legal, procurement and operational teams to establish practical TISAX controls.

  • Confirming the assessment scope and objectives
  • Reviewing VDA ISA 6.0.3 requirements
  • Conducting a clause-by-clause gap assessment
  • Supporting the VDA ISA self-assessment
  • Developing an implementation roadmap
  • Establishing information-security governance
  • Conducting asset and risk assessments
  • Developing required policies and procedures
  • Strengthening physical and prototype security
  • Improving identity and access management
  • Establishing supplier-security controls
  • Improving incident and continuity arrangements
  • Training employees and control owners
  • Reviewing implementation evidence
  • Conducting a mock assessment
  • Supporting closure of assessment findings

Frequently Asked Questions

No. TISAX is an automotive information-security assessment and exchange mechanism. Successful participation results in assessment outcomes and labels made available through the ENX platform rather than an ISO management-system certificate.

Yes. ENX lists VDA ISA 6.0.3 as the current version used as the basis for applicable TISAX assessments. Future catalogue updates should be checked before beginning a new assessment project.

No. ISO 27001 can provide a strong information-security foundation, but the organization must still address the applicable VDA ISA and TISAX-specific requirements.

They are commonly defined by the automotive customer based on the type and sensitivity of information or services involved.

No. Knowledge Kraft provides consulting and assessment-readiness support. TISAX assessments are conducted by approved audit providers.

Yes. We can help define common controls, location-specific requirements and evidence for multi-site or group-assessment arrangements.

The duration depends on the assessment objectives, number of sites, existing security maturity and the extent of required technical and physical improvements.