Third-Party Audit
What is Third-Party Audit?
An independent audit conducted by an external organization to verify compliance with standards, regulations, or contractual requirements.
Terms that appear alongside third-party audit
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as third-party audit. The number is how many controls name both.
- audit 5 shared controls
- compliance 3 shared controls
- certification 3 shared controls
- vulnerability 2 shared controls
- iec 27001 2 shared controls
- soc 2 2 shared controls
- gdpr 2 shared controls
- confidentiality 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern third-party audit
What the standards actually require on third-party audit
Requirements naming third-party audit across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Clause 9 establishes transparency and communication. Per public IEEE 7000-2021 abstract + Wikipedia + academic literature (full IEEE text NOT reproduced): transparency throughout VBE process + transparency artifacts including: system documentation (purpose + s...
IEEE7000-Transparency-Communication-Documentation-ExternalReview-Audit · IEEE 7000 Clause 9 - Transparency + Communication + Process Documentation + External Review + Third-Party Audit + AI Documentation + Algorithmic Transparency + User Notification →Per RMAP: audit. Requirements include (a) third-party audit per RMAP standards + (b) corrective actions + (c) RMI conformant smelter/refiner status + (d) maintain audit findings.
RMIRMA-4 · Third-Party Audit and Conformance →Program 2 and 3 sources must conduct compliance audits at least every 3 years to evaluate whether procedures are adequate and being followed. At least one auditor must be knowledgeable in the process.
epa-rmp-40-cfr-68::68.79 · Compliance audits every 3 years with documented resolution →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 →Section 8 of KOSA mandates annual independent audits of covered platforms by qualified third-party auditors. (1) Section 8(a) Annual Independent Audit: (a) Covered platform must commission annual third-party audit;
KOSA-Independent-Audit-Section8-Annual-Third-Party-FTC-Approved-Auditor-Compliance-Verification-Public-Summary · KOSA Independent Audit + Section 8 + Annual + Third-Party + FTC-Approved Auditor + Compliance Verification + Public Summary + Multi-Layer Audit + Risk Assessment Verification + Safeguard Effectiveness + Algorithmic System Audit →Address Mandatory Criterion 5 of Modern Slavery Statement under Section 16(1)(e) - describe how reporting entity assesses effectiveness of actions to assess and address modern slavery risks.
AU-MSA-Mandatory-Criterion-5-Effectiveness-Section-16-1e-Assurance-KPIs-Continuous-Improvement · Australia MSA Mandatory Criterion 5 + Effectiveness + Section 16(1)(e) + Independent Assurance + KPIs + Continuous Improvement →Questions people ask about third-party audit
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