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Third-Party Security Assessment

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A Third-Party Security Assessment is the process of evaluating the security measures and practices implemented by an organization's external partners, vendors, or service providers. These third parties often have access to an organization's sensitive data or critical systems and therefore pose a si…

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CISSP - Third-Party Security Assessment Example Questions

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Question 1

When initiating a new contract with a third-party vendor, what precaution should be taken to ensure security throughout the contractual relationship?

Correct Answer: Include security standards and requirements in the contract.

The best practice is to include security standards and requirements in the contract. Assuming the vendor's compliance, granting full network access, only including financial penalties, conducting assessments infrequently, and relying on trust and goodwill are not effective ways to ensure security.

Question 2

Your company plans to outsource its customer support service to a third-party company. During the security assessment, the company was found non-compliant with your security standards. What should you do?

Correct Answer: Work with the third-party company to address the security gaps and re-evaluate.

The secure action is working with the third-party company to address security gaps and re-evaluate. Hiring another vendor without assessment, ignoring gaps, sharing findings with competitors, improving your own security, or demanding instant improvement without clear recommendations do not lead to an effective and secure solution.

Question 3

You are conducting a security assessment of a third-party vendor. They handle sensitive data, but their security posture is not clear. What is the most effective way to proceed?

Correct Answer: Request a security audit and review their security policies.

The most effective action is to request a security audit and review their security policies. Assuming their security practices, terminating contracts, choosing other vendors, sharing data via encrypted email or signing a non-disclosure agreement do not provide enough information on their actual security posture.

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