Third-Party Assurance
What is Third-Party Assurance?
Independent verification by an external party that an organisation's controls, processes, or systems meet specified criteria. SOC reports, ISO certifications, and penetration test reports are common forms of third-party assurance.
Terms that appear alongside third-party assurance
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as third-party assurance. The number is how many controls name both.
- audit 4 shared controls
- cybersecurity 3 shared controls
- soc 2 3 shared controls
- data protection 2 shared controls
- gdpr 2 shared controls
- breach notification 2 shared controls
- data subject 2 shared controls
- due diligence 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern third-party assurance
What the standards actually require on third-party assurance
Requirements naming third-party assurance across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
HKMA C-RAF crosswalk to international + sectoral cybersecurity frameworks. (a) NIST CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK (CSF) 2.0 - the 6 CSF functions (Govern + Identify + Protect + Detect + Respond + Recover) map directly to C-RAF 7 domains;
HKMA-CRAF-Crosswalk-NIST-CSF-ISO27001-FFIEC-CBEST-TIBER · HKMA C-RAF Crosswalk to NIST CSF, ISO 27001, FFIEC CAT, CBEST, TIBER-EU and Sectoral Frameworks →International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Mining Principles - voluntary sustainability framework for the global mining and metals industry. ICMM established 2001, headquartered London.
ICMM-MP-Scope-10Principles-PerformanceExpectations-2024Update-Members · ICMM Mining Principles - Scope + 10 Principles + 8 Position Statements + Performance Expectations (PEs) + 2024 Update + Members →Italian Codice Privacy security framework supplements GDPR Article 32 with Italian-specific obligations. (1) Article 31 Designation of Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) / Data Protection Officer (DPO): mandatory for (a) public authorities and bodies (with sole exemp...
ItalyCodice-Security-CPO-DPO-PublicBodies-BreachNotification-Art31-34-DPIA-ROPA-JointControllers-Processors · Italy Codice Security - Article 31 Designation of CPO + Italian DPO Requirements + DPO Mandatory for Public Bodies + Article 34 Breach Notification + DPIA + ROPA + Joint Controllers + Processors + Italian-Specific Requirements →Third-Party AI Supplier Assurance addresses the complex AI supply chain where most enterprises consume foundation models + cloud AI services + AI-enabled SaaS rather than build from scratch.
JP-AIG-Third-Party-AI-Supplier-Assurance-Foundation-Model-Provider-AISI-Evaluation-Voluntary-Audit · Japan AI Guidelines Third-Party AI Supplier Assurance + Foundation Model Provider + AISI Evaluation + Voluntary Audit + ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management System + Sub-Processor + Cloud AI Service Provider + Open Source AI Governance →Section 5 of Kentucky CDPA establishes the Processor Contract framework + closely modelled on VCDPA Virginia + GDPR Article 28. (1) Section 5 Processor Definition: (a) Person processing personal data on behalf of controller;
KY-CDPA-Processor-Contracts-Section5-Confidentiality-Subprocessor-Authorisation-Audits-Sub-Processor · Kentucky CDPA Processor Contracts + Section 5 + Confidentiality + Subprocessor Authorisation + Audits + Sub-Processor Flow-Down + Documented Instructions + Data Deletion + Cooperation + Mandatory Contract Terms →Implement IT Audit + Third-Party Risk Management per MAS TRM Chapters 14 + 15 + MAS Notice 658 on Outsourcing. Chapter 14 IT Audit - IT audit charter approved by Board Audit Committee + IT audit plan risk-based + IT audit methodology + IT auditor competency (C...
MAS-TRM-Third-Party-IT-Audit-Chapters-14-15-Outsourcing-Notice-658-Concentration-Risk-Exit-Strategy · MAS TRM Third Party + IT Audit + Chapters 14-15 + Outsourcing + Notice 658 + Concentration Risk + Exit Strategy →Questions people ask about third-party assurance
What is Third-Party Assurance?
Why is Third-Party Assurance important for compliance?
Which compliance frameworks address Third-Party Assurance?
Where can I learn more about Third-Party Assurance?
See how Third-Party Assurance applies across compliance frameworks
Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.