Minimum Security Criteria (MSC) Areas Covered
RSJ’s Comprehensive C-TPAT Audit Services
Core C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria (MSC)
Areas Covered
Our audits meticulously assess your adherence to the critical C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria (MSC),
which form the fundamental pillars of robust supply chain security:
Corporate Security
This encompasses establishing a strong security vision, clearly defining responsibilities, implementing comprehensive risk assessment processes, ensuring robust business partner requirements, and maintaining stringent cybersecurity measures.
Physical Security
This criterion focuses on the physical protection of your facilities, warehouses, and storage areas.
It includes assessing fencing, adequate lighting, effective surveillance systems, and stringent physical access controls to prevent unauthorized entry.
Personnel Security
This involves rigorous procedures for screening prospective employees, conducting thorough background checks, and ensuring ongoing security training and threat awareness for all personnel involved in supply chain operations.
Procedural Security
This area scrutinizes your documented procedures for the handling, storage, and transportation of goods. It emphasizes ensuring cargo integrity and managing secure shipping and receiving processes to prevent tampering or unauthorized access.
Information Technology Security (IT Security)
This critical criterion involves protecting your IT systems from unauthorized access through robust firewalls, strong password policies, multi-factor authentication (MFA) for sensitive data, and secure data protection practices.
Conveyance and Instrument of International Traffic (IIT) Security
This section ensures the security of all transportation vehicles, containers, and high-security seals, including thorough inspections for tampering and unauthorized modifications.
Security Training and Threat Awareness
A vital component, this requires developing comprehensive training programs for all employees on recognizing and reporting potential threats, including internal conspiracies and suspicious activities. Training should be tailored to specific roles.
Agricultural Security (New Requirement)
Addresses requirements to protect the supply chain from contaminants and pests, including adherence to proper use of wood packaging materials.
Forced Labor Compliance
RSJ also specifically assists companies in understanding and implementing due diligence processes to identify, mitigate, and remediate forced labor risks within their supply chains, aligning with C-TPAT’s updated criteria.