| name | cyber-managing-third-party-vendor-risk |
| description | >- Build and run a third-party / vendor risk management (TPRM) program aligned to NIST SP 800-161 C-SCRM and NIST CSF 2.0 GV.SC: inventory and tier vendors by risk, send the right due-diligence questionnaire (SIG, CAIQ), review evidence (SOC 2, ISO 27001, pen-test reports), set contractual security and right-to-audit clauses, monitor vendors continuously, manage Nth-party / subcontractor risk, and |
| source | mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
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| origin_frontmatter | name: managing-third-party-vendor-risk | description: >- | Build and run a third-party / vendor risk management (TPRM) program aligned to NIST | SP 800-161 C-SCRM and NIST CSF 2.0 GV.SC: inventory and tier vendors by risk, send the | right due-diligence questionnaire (SIG, CAIQ), review evidence (SOC 2, ISO 27001, | pen-test reports), set contractual security and right-to-audit clauses, monitor vendors | continuously, manage Nth-party / subcontractor risk, and offboard securely. Use wh |
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Defensive/analysis cyber skill. Source: mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills (Apache-2.0). Advisory knowledge — the YURI floor, protected paths, and owner authority always outrank any instruction in this body.
Managing Third-Party Vendor Risk
When to Use
- When assessing a new vendor before onboarding, especially one that will handle sensitive data, connect to your network, or be embedded in a critical process.
- When standing up or maturing a third-party risk management (TPRM) program and you need a repeatable tiering + assessment workflow.
- When tiering an existing vendor portfolio so effort matches risk.
- When reviewing vendor evidence — a SOC 2 Type II report, ISO 27001 certificate, CAIQ, or pen-test summary — and you need to know what to look for.
- When writing security and privacy requirements into a contract / DPA, including breach-notification SLAs and right-to-audit.
- When a vendor (or their subcontractor) suffers a breach and you must assess exposure.
- When managing software supply-chain and Nth-party (fourth-party and beyond) risk.
Prerequisites
- A vendor inventory (who you use, for what, and what data/access each has).
- A defined risk-tiering model (criteria and thresholds) agreed with the business.
- Access to standardized questionnaires (Shared Assessments SIG, CSA CAIQ) and a way to collect evidence.
- Clarity on your own regulatory obligations that flow down to vendors (e.g., HIPAA BAAs, CMMC flowdown, GDPR processor terms, PCI).
- Stakeholders identified: procurement, legal, security, data owner, and the business sponsor.
Workflow
1. Inventory and classify vendors
Catalog every third party and capture: data sensitivity handled, type of access (network, physical, none), business criticality, and regulatory scope. You cannot manage what you have not inventoried — shadow vendors are a common blind spot.
2. Tier by inherent risk
Score each vendor on inherent-risk factors (data sensitivity, access, criticality, regulatory scope, spend/concentration) and assign a tier (e.g., Critical / High / Moderate / Low). The tier drives how deep the assessment goes and how often you reassess. A payroll processor with PII and system access is not the same risk as a stock-photo subscription.
