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Vendor Security Questionnaire Builder

Assessing a supplier that will touch your data or systems? Pick the risk areas that matter and build a security questionnaire you can copy and send to that vendor. Match the depth to the risk. A SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report can answer most of it up front.

1. Vendor and context

Optional. Personalizes the questionnaire header.

2. Risk areas to include

Pick what is relevant to this vendor. Check every box under an area, or toggle the whole area.

Your questionnaire

Select at least one risk area to build your questionnaire.

Pick risk areas on the left to build your questionnaire.

Right-size the questionnaire to the risk. A vendor that stores your customers' personal data deserves a thorough review; a low-risk utility does not need every section. Ask for a current SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 report first. It answers most of these with independent evidence and saves both sides time. Treat the answers as one input to your risk decision, keep the responses on file as evidence, and reassess on a regular cadence, not just at onboarding.

Questions

What is a vendor security questionnaire for?

It is how you assess the security of a third party before or during a relationship where they handle your data or connect to your systems. The answers feed your third-party risk decision and your own compliance evidence.

How many questions should I send?

Match the depth to the risk. A vendor with access to sensitive customer data warrants a thorough questionnaire; a low-risk tool needs only the basics. Sending 200 questions to a low-risk vendor wastes everyone's time and slows your own procurement.

Should I accept a SOC 2 report instead?

Often yes. A current SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 certificate can answer most of these questions with independent evidence. Ask for it first, then use the questionnaire to fill any gaps the report does not cover.

Is this tool free?

Yes, it is free with no signup. If you need a repeatable third-party risk program rather than a one-off questionnaire, that is what our third-party risk management service builds.

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