Supporting Parties

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004145",
  "term": "Supporting Parties",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "Providers of external system services to the manufacturer through a variety of consumer-producer relationships including but not limited to: joint ventures; business partnerships; outsourcing arrangements (i.e., through contracts, interagency agreements, lines of business arrangements); licensing agreements; and/or supply chain exchanges. Supporting services include, for example, Telecommunications, engineering services, power, water, software, tech support, and security.",
  "references": [
    "NISTIR 8259B",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/supporting-parties/"
}