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The organization must maintain a list of partners who have access to confidential information. System vendors and processors of personal data are listed separately from other stakeholders because they play an active role in the processing of data.

A supplier agreement will be drawn up with all partners directly or indirectly involved in the processing of data. The aim is to ensure that there is no misunderstanding between the organization and the supplier of parties' obligations regarding to complying with security requirements.

The organization shall include in the supplier agreement, as appropriate:

• the data used by the supplier (and possible data classification) and staff receiving access to data
• rules on the acceptable use of data
• confidentiality requirements for data processing staff
• parties responsibilities in meeting regulatory requirements
• parties' concrete responsibilities in relation to data security (e.g. access control, monitoring)
• reporting and correcting incidents
• requirements for the use of subcontractors
• allowing auditing supplier processes and controls related to the contract (and committing to correcting non-conformities)
• a commitment to return or destroy data at the end of the contract
• the supplier's responsibility to comply with organization's security guidelines

The organization has defined the certifications or standards required of key partners. Commonly recognized standards related to cyber security include:

• ISO 27001 (information security management system)
• SOC2 (general security, also called SSAE 16)
• ISO 27701 (data protection management system)
• ISO 27017 (cyber security in cloud services) or ISO 27018 (data protection in cloud services)
• other popular e.g. NIST (general), CSA (cloud software), PCI DSS (card payments and data)

Certifications required from partners can make organization's own partner management more efficient and provide good evidence of a particular level of security or privacy of the partner.

The organization has defined the certifications or standards required of key partners. Commonly recognized standards related to cyber security include:

• ISO 27001 (information security management system)
• SOC2 (general security, also called SSAE 16)
• ISO 27701 (data protection management system)
• ISO 27017 (cyber security in cloud services) or ISO 27018 (data protection in cloud services)
• other popular e.g. NIST (general), CSA (cloud software), PCI DSS (card payments and data)

Certifications required from partners can make organization's own partner management more efficient and provide good evidence of a particular level of security or privacy of the partner.