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Service Level Agreement

What is Service Level Agreement?

A contract between a service provider and customer that defines the expected level of service, performance metrics, and remedies for non-compliance.

Governance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as service level agreement. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on service level agreement

Requirements naming service level agreement across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Service level agreement management. Control from NIST SP 800-190 framework, domain: NIST SP 800-190: Cloud Operations & Monitoring.

NIST190-25 · Service level agreement management

Meet the operational service level requirements set in the QTF including system availability, response times, planned maintenance windows, and incident notification thresholds.

TEFCA-OP-01 · Service Level Agreements and Availability
ISMAP (Japan)2 controls

ISMAP Cloud Operations covers the day-to-day security operations of cloud services. (1) Cloud Security Monitoring and Logging: 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) + SIEM Security Information and Event Management (Splunk + Microsoft Sentinel + IBM QRadar + Su...

ISMAP-CloudOperations-Monitoring-Logging-IncidentResponse-NISC-Reporting-Vulnerability-Change-SLA · ISMAP Cloud Operations - Security Monitoring + SIEM + Logging + Incident Response + NISC Reporting + Vulnerability Management + Penetration Testing + Change Management + SLA Management
NIST SP 800-882 controls

Manage third-party sanitization providers per NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1 Chapter 3 Section 3.5 + Section 4.6.4. Third-party providers used for sanitization (on-site or off-site destruction services + decommissioning vendors + IT asset disposition firms) must be qual...

NISTSP88-6 · Third-Party Sanitization Providers and Vendor Qualification

FIRST CSIRT Services Framework v2.1 (2019) Foundational. MANDATE + SCOPE: the CSIRT must have a CLEARLY DOCUMENTED MANDATE from its parent organisation (national authority + sector authority + corporate executive) defining: (a) AUTHORITY level (advisory + coor...

FIRST-CSIRTF-Mandate-Quality · CSIRT Services Framework v2.1 - Mandate, Scope and Quality Management

GAMP 5 SUPPLIER ASSESSMENT + OPERATIONAL PHASE + CHANGE CONTROL + PERIODIC REVIEW. SUPPLIER ASSESSMENT: pre-engagement qualification + risk-based depth (lighter for Cat 1/3 + deeper for Cat 4/5);

GAMP5-Supplier-Operations-Change-Periodic · Supplier Assessment, Operational Phase, Change Control and Periodic Review

Questions people ask about service level agreement

What is Service Level Agreement?
A contract between a service provider and customer that defines the expected level of service, performance metrics, and remedies for non-compliance.
Why is Service Level Agreement important for compliance?
Service Level Agreement is a key concept in Governance. Understanding service level agreement helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Service Level Agreement?
Service Level Agreement appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-190, TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, ISMAP (Japan), NIST SP 800-88, FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards. Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Service Level Agreement?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how service level agreement applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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