Third Party Security Assessment

WHAT IS THIRD PARTY SECURITY ASSESSMENT?

A program to assess the security posture of external third-party organizations before engaging them for goods or services. Applies to vendors, suppliers, consultants, staff augmentation providers, and business partners. Third parties are held to the same security standards as the organization's internal systems.Ensures the protection of corporate and customer information assets.

TPSA Program is critical for

• Ensure business partners comply with industry and regulatory requirements.
• Protect corporate and customer data from unverified vendors.
• Minimize data leakage and unauthorized network access.
• Prevent improper access to the organization's network or facilities.

OBJECTIVE

The objective is to track and remediate vulnerabilities based on severity levels. Also to ensure completion of the Third-Party Security (TPS) survey for vendors that did not proactively complete it during initial engagement.

DATA SOURCES

• UpGaurd