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Interview question · Software, Data & Model Supply Chain

How would you set up a software supply chain security programme for a company?

Supply chain risk spans what you consume, how you build and what you ship. The scored answer sequences the work by risk reduced per effort and covers models and datasets as dependencies too.

hardNewPreparation tags: Google, Microsoft, AmazonUpdated Nov 2026

Supply chain risk spans what you consume, how you build and what you ship. The scored answer sequences the work by risk reduced per effort and covers models and datasets as dependencies too.

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  1. 01 State the assumptions your answer depends on.
  2. 02 Explain the mechanism and choose a control.
  3. 03 Name a condition that would change your decision.

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After a supply chain incident in which a compromised package reached production, the CISO asks for a prevention programme that also covers the company's AI products.

  1. How would you organise the programme?
  2. What controls cover consumption?
  3. What controls cover building?
  4. What controls cover shipping?
  5. How do AI products change the programme?
  6. How would you sequence and measure the programme?

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