C5 (Germany)
C5: Control and Monitoring of Service Providers and Suppliers

C5 (Germany) C5-SSO-01: Policies and instructions for controlling and monitoring third parties

Document, communicate and make available policies governing third parties whose services support the cloud service, covering procurement risk assessment, subcontractor classification, security and training obligations, legal duties, vulnerability handling, contractual wording, monitoring, and flow down to their own providers.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 90 controls across 29 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 9 controls

  • AC-20 Use of External Systems
  • PS-7 External Personnel Security
  • SA-4 Acquisition Process
  • SA-9 External System Services
  • SR-1 Policy and Procedures (SR-1)
  • SR-2 Supply Chain Risk Management Plan (SR-2)
  • SR-2(1) Supply Chain Risk Management Plan | Establish SCRM Team (SR-2(1))
  • SR-5 Acquisition Strategies, Tools, and Methods (SR-5)
  • SR-8 Notification Agreements (SR-8)

FedRAMP Moderate · 9 controls

  • AC-20 Use of External Systems
  • PS-7 External Personnel Security
  • SA-4 Acquisition Process
  • SA-9 External System Services
  • SR-1 Policy and Procedures (SR-1)
  • SR-2 Supply Chain Risk Management Plan (SR-2)
  • SR-2(1) Supply Chain Risk Management Plan | Establish SCRM Team (SR-2(1))
  • SR-5 Acquisition Strategies, Tools, and Methods (SR-5)
  • SR-8 Notification Agreements (SR-8)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 9 controls

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 5 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 5 controls

  • 03.01.20 Use of External Systems
  • 03.16.03 External System Services
  • 03.17.01 Supply Chain Risk Management Plan
  • 03.17.02 Acquisition Strategies, Tools, and Methods
  • 03.17.03 Supply Chain Requirements and Processes

APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System · 4 controls

APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management · 4 controls

  • CPS230-37 Service Provider Management Policy
  • CPS230-50 Formal Agreement Content for Material Arrangements
  • CPS230-P15 Precondition for Reliance on a Service Provider
  • CPS230-P48 Required Content of the Service Provider Management Policy

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 5.20 Addressing information security within supplier agreements
  • 5.21 Managing information security in the information and communication technology (ICT) supply chain
  • 5.23 Information security for use of cloud services

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 5.20 Addressing information security within supplier agreements
  • 5.21 Managing information security in the ICT supply chain
  • 5.23 Information security for use of cloud services

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 4 controls

  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-01 A cybersecurity supply chain risk management program, strategy, objectives, policies, and processes are established and agreed to by organizational stakeholders
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-02 Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities for suppliers, customers, and partners are established, communicated, and coordinated internally and externally
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-05 Requirements to address cybersecurity risks in supply chains are established, prioritized, and integrated into contracts and other types of agreements with suppliers and other relevant third parties
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-09 Supply chain security practices are integrated into cybersecurity and enterprise risk management programs, and their performance is monitored throughout the technology product and service life cycle

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 4 controls

APRA CPS 234 · 3 controls

  • CPS234-16 Assessment of Related Party and Third Party Capability
  • CPS234-P19 Policy Direction to All Responsible Parties
  • CPS234-P22 Evaluation of Third Party Control Design

HIPAA Security Rule · 3 controls

  • 164.308(b)(1) Business Associate Contracts and Other Arrangements (Standard)
  • 164.308(b)(3) Written Contract or Other Arrangement
  • 164.314(a)(1) Business Associate Contracts or Other Arrangements (Standard)

ISO 27701:2019 · 3 controls

  • 6.12.1 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 7.2.6 Contracts with PII processors
  • 8.5.7 Engagement of a subcontractor to process PII

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 12.8.2 12.8.2 TPSP contracts acknowledging account data responsibility
  • 12.8.5 12.8.5 Responsibility allocation between entity and TPSPs
  • 8.2.7 8.2.7 Third-party remote access accounts controlled

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 2 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-03 Control the Risks of Outsourced Information System Management
  • ANSSI-HYG-25 Secure Dedicated Network Interconnections with Partners

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-15.2 Establish and Maintain a Service Provider Management Policy
  • CIS-15.4 Ensure Service Provider Contracts Include Security Requirements

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC9.2 CC9.2 Assessing and managing vendor and business partner risk
  • SOC2-P6.4 P6.4 Privacy commitments from vendors and third parties

APPI · 1 control

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

  • SEC03-BP09 Share resources securely with a third party

Australia My Health Records Act 2012 · 1 control

Azure Security Benchmark · 1 control

  • ASBv3-PA-8 Determine access process for cloud provider support

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

DORA · 1 control

GDPR · 1 control

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.d Supply chain security, covering the relationship with each direct supplier and service provider

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.11.7e Supply Chain Risk Management Plan

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

  • 164.308(b)(1) Business Associate Contracts and Other Arrangements (Standard)

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in C5: Control and Monitoring of Service Providers and Suppliers

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C5 (Germany) C5-SSO-01 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of C5 (Germany) your existing evidence covers. Hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 and 95 of 121 C5 (Germany) controls already carry evidence.

If you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.178.5% covered · 26 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 572.7% covered · 33 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate71.1% covered · 35 gapsIf you hold ISO 27002:202267.8% covered · 39 gapsIf you hold ISO 27001:202257% covered · 52 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-171 Rev 350.4% covered · 60 gaps

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