The O-TTPS was written in response to the increased sophistication of cybersecurity attacks worldwide, as well as increased risks for product vulnerability across the supply chain due to the changing threat landscape.<ref name="United States House of Representatives Commerce and Energy Committee">{{cite web|title=IT Supply Chain Security: Review of Government and Industry Efforts|url=http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/it-supply-chain-security-review-government-and-industry-efforts|publisher=US House of Representatives|archivedate=27 March 27, 2012}}</ref> The intent is to help providers build products with integrity and to enable their customers to have more confidence in the technology products they buy.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Messmer, Ellen|title=Defense Department wants secure, global high-tech supply chain|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2196759/malware-cybercrime/defense-department-wants-secure--global-high-tech-supply-chain.html|website=networkworld.com|publisher=IDG (International Data Group)|accessdate=30 March 30, 2015|archivedate=Dec15 15,December 2010}}</ref> Private and public sector organizations rely largely on COTS ICT products to run their operations. These products are often produced globally, with processes like design, development and manufacturing taking place in different locations across the globe. <ref>{{cite news|last1=Lennon|first1=Mike|title=USCC Releases Report on Chinese Capabilities for Cyber Operations and Cyber Espionage|url=http://www.securityweek.com/uscc-commissioner-cyberattacks-getting-harder-chinas-leaders-claim-ignorance|accessdate=25 January 2016|work=Security Week|issue=March 09, 2012|publisher=Wired Business Media|date=09 March 09, 2012}}</ref>With increased security threats worldwide, ICT providers need to show that their product organizations can act to reduce defects and vulnerabilities in their products while ensuring the security of their supply chains and reducing the risk of counterfeit and tainted products. <ref>{{cite web|title=Cybersecurity: An Examination of the Communications Supply Chain (testimony before Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology U.S. House of Representatives|url=http://www.itic.org/dotAsset/3/a/3a48cdde-f1e5-4080-9773-315bf14a5142.pdf|publisher=Information Technology Industry Council|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Prince|first1=Brian|title=Consortium Pushes Security Standards for Technology Supply Chain|url=http://www.securityweek.com/consortium-pushes-security-standards-technology-supply-chain|accessdate=25 January 2016|work=SecurityWeek|issue=March 05, 2012|publisher=Wired Business Media|date=March 05, 2012}}</ref>
The OTTF is managed like other forums in The Open Group using a formal consensus based process for building, publishing and managing its work. The OTTF aims to provide a vendor-neutral forum for technology and communications providers, integrators and distributors to work with customers and governments to develop standards that information technology providers can use to evaluate their engineering and manufacturing methods that enhance the security of global supply chains and the integrity of COTS ICT products. Membership in The Open Group is not required to download and use the O-TTPS or to seek compliance against the standard, but an organization must be a member of the OTTF to contribute to and vote on the work of the forum. <ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|url=http://www.opengroup.org/getinvolved/becomeamember|publisher=opengroup.org}}</ref>
