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CC9.2 — Vendor and business partner risk management
Requirement
The entity assesses and manages risks associated with vendors and business partners, including due diligence before engagement and ongoing monitoring.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.28 | Processors and processing agreements | vendor-management third-party |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.100(d) | Contracts with service providers, contractors and third parties | vendor-management third-party |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.19 | Information security in supplier relationships | vendor-management third-party |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 12.8 | Third-party service provider management | vendor-management third-party |
| HIPAA | 164.308(b)(1) | Business associate contracts (R) | vendor-management third-party |
| GLBA | 314.4(f) | Oversight of service providers | vendor-management third-party |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | GV.SC-03 | Supply chain risk management is integrated | vendor-management third-party |
| NDPA 2023 | s.29 | Data processor engagement | vendor-management third-party |