Digital fortress checklist
Vet, select and work only with secure suppliers
Request security questionnaires, assess companies' incident response plans
and/or check their certifications to evaluate potential vendors' cybersecurity
practices.
Use contractual security clauses
Cybersecurity clauses in supplier contracts establish clear expectations and
responsibilities, ensuring both parties share a commitment to maintaining
robust cybersecurity practices.
Stay vigilant
With every data breach costing an average of $9.48 million, it pays to keep all
team members up to speed on the potential risks and how to identify and
address them.
Collaborate with IT on security policies
Reach out to your IT team to ask how best to collaborate with them on
cybersecurity. Here are some example questions to ask your IT team.
° How can we to work together to increase cybersecurity for procurement?
˛ What areas should we be paying closer attention to?
˝ How can our departments collaborate to provide the best cybersecurity
for our organization as a whole?
Lead by example
The best steps you can take include implementing secure practices, staying
abreast of emerging threats, regularly reviewing vendor security protocols and
updating policies to ensure new vulnerabilities are addressed.
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