Vendor Risk Assessments

Ensure outside vendors that work with UC Santa Cruz follow security best practices when they provide products or services, use sensitive data, or access UC systems.

  • Aligns everyone on security practices including your vendor, department leadership, and your Unit Information Security Lead
  • Helpful guidance with security questions, and understanding why security measures are important 
  • Assessments can be used on new or existing services
  • Assessments should be completed for all new supplier requisitions, renewals (if longer than 3 years since the last assessment,)  or contract re-negotiations
  • Assessments are only for vendors handling Protection Level 3 (P3) to Protection Level 4 (P4) data
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Vendor Risk Assessments are provided at no cost

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Last modified: May 08, 2025