The Industry Organizations Collaboration Effort
The NATF and other industry organizations are working together to provide a streamlined, effective, and efficient industry-accepted approach for entities to assess supplier cyber security practices. The model, if applied widely, will reduce the burden on suppliers so their efforts with purchasers can be prioritized and entities can be provided with more information effectively and efficiently. The industry organizations collaboration effort is focused on improving cyber security, and assisting registered entities with compliance to regulatory requirements.
Each of the industry organizations and many individual entities are working on solutions for various stages of the supply chain cyber security risk assessment lifecycle. These solutions are brought together in this effort to provide a cohesive approach. This approach may change over time as it matures but staying cohesive will be key to maintaining streamlined effective and efficient cyber security.
This website provides information on the approach (also referred to as the “model”), projects/activities that have been accomplished, and projects/activities in progress, upcoming presentations, links and contact information, and recent news.
The Model (Version History)
NATF Supply Chain Security Assessment Model
NATF Supply Chain Criteria and Questionnaire Quickstart Guide
NATF Supply Chain Security Criteria (v6.0)
Energy Sector Supply Chain Risk Questionnaire (v6.0)
NATF Criteria and Questionnaire Revision Process
Resources (View All)
NATF CIP-013 Implementation Guidance-Independent Assessments of Vendors (ERO Endorsed)
NATF CIP-013 Implementation Guidance-Supply Chain Risk Management Plans (ERO Endorsed)
NATF Industry Collaboration: Using Solution Providers for Third-Party Risk Management
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Supplier Sharing Calls
The intention of the Supplier Sharing Calls calls is to encourage conversation between suppliers and with the end-users of their products and services, provide a forum to share forefront security concerns and how to address them, and to discuss general security practices. These calls will be applicable to suppliers of all sizes and security maturity.
Upcoming Meetings and Activities
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Announcements (View All)
February 05, 2026
NATF Supply Chain Risk Controls and Monitoring Guidance Released
Continuing NATF’s efforts to promote leading supply chain risk management practices, the NATF has recently released the Supply Chain Risk Controls and Monitoring document for industry use. This document provides guidance on how entities can implement effective risk controls on their suppliers and highlights superior practices for monitoring changes to their suppliers’ risk posture.
Additional discussion is provided on supplier risk tiering, residual risk concepts, and areas of documentation that entities should consider developing to ensure their supply chain risk management efforts are properly recognized by key stakeholders. This guidance corresponds to Step 5: Implement controls and monitor risks of the previously published NATF Supply Chain Security Assessment Model and follows the release of the NATF Supply Chain Risk Assessment Guidance last year.
This guidance, along with other supply chain resources, may be found on NATF’s Supply Chain Industry Coordination websiteJanuary 13, 2026
NATF Supply Chain Criteria and Questionnaire Quickstart Guide Released
Since their creation over five years ago, the NATF Supply Chain Security Criteria and Energy Sector Supply Chain Risk Questionnaire have provided industry with ready-made tools that entities can use to evaluate their supplier’s security posture. These tools help entities conduct more thorough supplier risk assessments and assist entities in meeting their CIP-013 compliance obligations.
However, entities and suppliers that are not yet familiar with the criteria and questionnaire may be unsure how to start using these powerful tools. Therefore, the NATF Supply Chain Criteria and Questionnaire Quickstart Guide (Quickstart Guide) has been created to provide simple, step-by-step instruction in a brief and accessible format. The Quickstart Guide provides instructions for entities working to obtain information from suppliers, and for suppliers working to respond to requests for information from entities.
The Quickstart Guide has been posted on the NATF’s public Supply Chain Industry Coordination website alongside the existing criteria and questionnaire tools.