Engaging Suppliers
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Include all Relevant Agreements and Appendixes: Supplier contracting plans must include the appropriate agreements and appendices to ensure security, compliance, and privacy of 老澳门开奖结果 data. The Business Procedures Manual, Section 3.4.4 applies when a supplier will or will be able to access, collect, process, or maintain 老澳门开奖结果 data or other critical information. It is also applies when a supplier will or will be able to access and/or provide mission-critical IT Resources. Additionally, the IT Handbook and the Supplier Management: A 老澳门开奖结果 IT Handbook Companion Guide addresses the technical requirements affecting both the 老澳门开奖结果 and the suppliers under consideration.
Ensure Suppliers Meet Requirements: Select a supplier that meets compliance requirements, including security and privacy. Before executing a supplier contract, make sure the supplier clearly understands 老澳门开奖结果’s cybersecurity requirements and provides an acceptable plan for protecting 老澳门开奖结果 data and information assets. Select a supplier by considering a broad range of functional and performance capacities, including the ability to protect 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 data and information assets and execute supplier responsibilities as defined within the 老澳门开奖结果 Cybersecurity Standard. 老澳门开奖结果 organizations must include cybersecurity planning in the entire supplier lifecycle. Consult your local cybersecurity professional or contact cybersecurity@usg.edu should you have questions.
Leverage Procurement Services: Procurement Services guides the supplier selection process by helping 老澳门开奖结果 organizations follow the correct procurement and contracting process. For example, checklists have been provided to aid in the contracting process. Also provided are FAQs to address the most common questions. To learn more about 老澳门开奖结果 contract language including data security and privacy terms and conditions, contract routing form example, and contract flow diagrams, please visit the (credentials required). If you have additional questions, please contact contracts@usg.edu.