TPR-02 · Third Parties and Supply Chain

Due diligence proportionate to risk

Third parties are assessed before onboarding and periodically thereafter, at a depth proportionate to what they touch.

6frameworks fully address it
2partially
0leave it out
SOC 2 ISO 27001 NIST CSF PCI DSS HIPAA GDPR EU AI Act NIST AI RMF
1Where each framework asks for it
  • SOC 2FullCC9.2
  • ISO 27001FullA.5.21
  • NIST CSFFullGV.SC-07
  • PCI DSSFull12.8.4
  • HIPAAPartial164.308(b) Satisfactory assurances through the agreement.
  • GDPRFullArt. 28(1)
  • EU AI ActPartialArt. 25 Contractual duties between value chain actors.
  • NIST AI RMFFullGOVERN 6.1

Build the control once against this objective and cite the clause each auditor asks about. A partial mapping says what the framework leaves out; an absence is a finding about the framework, not a gap in your program.

2What usually proves it

Assessment records, tiering rationale, reassessment dates.

?Why it exists

A questionnaire sent to everyone is a questionnaire nobody reads.

For a smaller organizationTwo tiers, a short set of questions for the lower one.