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Most organizations have rigorous vendor approval processes but blindly trust hundreds of transitive npm/NuGet dependencies with no security review. This post maps ISO 27001 Control A.15 supplier relationship requirements to concrete GitHub tooling: Dependabot configuration for daily vulnerability scanning, dependency review actions that block vulnerable PRs, SBOM generation with Microsoft's sbom-tool, a package approval workflow that routes new dependencies to the security team, and weekly dependency health checks that auto-create issues. A compliance mapping table ties each workflow to specific A.15.1.1, A.15.1.3, and A.15.2.1 controls with audit evidence. A 6-week phased rollout plan is included, along with honest discussion of alert fatigue, false positives, license compliance, and SBOM governance challenges.
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The Fatal Approach: Trust Without VerificationISO 27001 A.15: What the Standard Actually RequiresThe Correct Approach: Defense in Depth for DependenciesMapping Implementation to ISO ControlsThe Hard Parts Nobody Talks AboutWhen Compliance Meets RealityPractical Implementation TimelineThe Bottom LineSort: