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Third-Party Compliance

What is Third-Party Compliance?

The requirement for vendors and partners to adhere to regulatory requirements and contractual security obligations.

Compliance and Regulatory

Frameworks that govern third-party compliance

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on third-party compliance

Requirements naming third-party compliance across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

OSFI B-131 control

Operate metrics + monitoring + continuous improvement + maturity per OSFI B-13 Domain 6 + cross-cutting expectations. Metrics, Monitoring and Continuous Improvement must (a) maintain technology and cyber risk metrics covering control coverage + maturity + inci...

OSFIB13-8 · Metrics, Monitoring, Continuous Improvement, Maturity →
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)1 control

Agencies must monitor third-party compliance with security requirements throughout the engagement period.

IM8-TPM.3 · Third-Party Monitoring →

Questions people ask about third-party compliance

What is Third-Party Compliance?
The requirement for vendors and partners to adhere to regulatory requirements and contractual security obligations.
Why is Third-Party Compliance important for compliance?
Third-Party Compliance is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding third-party compliance 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 Third-Party Compliance?
Third-Party Compliance appears in the requirement text of OSFI B-13, Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8). Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Third-Party Compliance?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how third-party compliance 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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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.