Third-Party Secrets Hide Away

mandarin acid trance, koto boom bap · 4:49

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Vendors mask their supply chains deep
Third-party secrets buried steep
COTS solutions sparkle bright
But origins vanish from our sight
Commercial shelves hold hidden tales
Of factories where transparency fails

[Chorus]
Twelve categories, memorize the frame
Counterfeiting, malware, not the same
Insertion, substitution, tampering too
Data exposure, failure, breaking through
Twelve pathways where the dangers creep
Third-party secrets hide away so deep

[Verse 2]
Non-developmental items seem secure
But provenance remains obscure
DoD memo cuts through vendor fog
Demands a comprehensive log
ICT procurement gets new rules
No more relying on basic tools

[Chorus]
Twelve categories, memorize the frame
Counterfeiting, malware, not the same
Insertion, substitution, tampering too
Data exposure, failure, breaking through
Twelve pathways where the dangers creep
Third-party secrets hide away so deep

[Bridge]
Recycled components, legacy code
Obsolescence down the road
Theft of data, disruption plans
Slipping through supplier hands
Every circuit tells a story
Hidden in its inventory

[Verse 3]
SCRM framework maps the threat terrain
Each category breaks the chain
Acquisition teams must probe and test
Commercial promises put to rest
Documentation requirements grow
Suppliers must reveal what they know

[Final Chorus]
Twelve categories, now you know the game
Risk assessment breaks the vendor claim
Map each danger to its proper slot
Miss a category, miss the plot
Pentagon's memo clears the sweep
Third-party secrets can't hide deep

[Outro]
COTS and NDI transparency
Taxonomy brings us clarity

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