GV.SC-06.096

Does your organization perform risk assessments of suppliers against business requirements and cybersecurity standards?

Explanation

Supplier risk assessments help identify potential security vulnerabilities in your supply chain that could impact your organization's security posture. These assessments evaluate suppliers based on their access to your systems/data, the criticality of their services, and their own security controls implementation against your requirements and industry standards. Evidence could include a documented supplier risk assessment methodology, completed supplier assessment reports, a supplier risk register showing risk ratings and mitigation plans, or third-party assessment results for critical suppliers.

Implementation Example

Conduct supplier risk assessments against business and applicable cybersecurity requirements

ID: GV.SC-06.096

Context

Function
GV: GOVERN
Category
GV.SC: Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management
Sub-Category
Planning and due diligence are performed to reduce risks before entering into formal supplier or other third-party relationships

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