EC-Council
512-50 · Question #191
When entering into a third party vendor agreement for security services, at what point in the process is it BEST to understand and validate the security posture and compliance level of the vendor?
The correct answer is D. Prior to signing the agreement and before any security services are being performed. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
When entering into a third party vendor agreement for security services, at what point in the process is it BEST to understand and validate the security posture and compliance level of the vendor?
Options
- AAt the time the security services are being performed and the vendor needs access to the
- BOnce the agreement has been signed and the security vendor states that they will need access to
- COnce the vendor is on premise and before they perform security services
- DPrior to signing the agreement and before any security services are being performed
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A16% (3)
- B5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D74% (14)
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