[Verse 1]
Before you let a vendor through your door
Assessment comes before they process more
Risk evaluation based on data type
Critical services need the careful sight
Due diligence is how we start it right
Check their security before we sign
[Chorus]
Assess, Contract, Monitor, Audit
Seven steps to keep your data solid
SLAs with security provisions
Right to audit, ongoing missions
Subcontractor oversight, offboard clean
Vendor management keeps your data lean
[Verse 2]
Contracts must include security terms
Breach notification when the data burns
Service level agreements lock it down
Security provisions all around
Right to audit written in the deal
So we can verify what they reveal
[Chorus]
Assess, Contract, Monitor, Audit
Seven steps to keep your data solid
SLAs with security provisions
Right to audit, ongoing missions
Subcontractor oversight, offboard clean
Vendor management keeps your data clean
[Bridge]
Ongoing monitoring never ends
Periodic checks on all our friends
Fourth parties need our watching eyes
Subcontractors can't be a surprise
When contracts end, data must return
Destruction verified, lessons learned
[Verse 3]
Sensitivity drives assessment depth
Critical services need extra prep
Third party access requires care
Security standards must be shared
From start to finish, end to end
Vendor management helps us defend
[Final Chorus]
Assess, Contract, Monitor, Audit
Seven steps to keep your data solid
Due diligence and SLA terms
Right to audit when concern confirms
Ongoing oversight, offboard complete
Vendor management makes security sweet
[Outro]
Prior engagement, risk assessment
Contractual security investment
Management controls that never sleep
Third party trust is earned, not cheap