Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for procurement and outsourcing

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-1738: Exercising the right to verify compliance

The right to verify compliance with security requirements documented in contractual arrangements with service providers is exercised on a regular and ongoing basis.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 6 controls across 4 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-06 External service provider activities and services are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-07 The risks posed by a supplier, their products and services, and other third parties are understood, recorded, prioritized, assessed, responded to, and monitored over the course of the relationship

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.22 Monitoring, review and change management of supplier services

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) · 1 control

  • 4.4.8.C.03 4.4.8.C.03 Ongoing assurance of third party security

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