The Strength Behind Our Framework-Based Methodology

Our proprietary methodology combines leading international cybersecurity frameworks with expert insights and global best practices to provide standardized assessments for you and your vendors. This guarantees consistent, reliable results across industries and vendor sizes while ensuring efficiency and scalability.

Framework-based Methodology

A Methodology You Can Trust, Backed by Global Frameworks

The Standardized Assessment Your Vendors Actually Benefit From

We strike the perfect balance between thoroughness and simplicity. Our assessments fully cover key cybersecurity controls while remaining concise enough for vendors to complete without feeling overwhelmed. This way, your vendors are more likely to participate and finish, making the process smooth and effective for everyone. Our methodology is designed to be widely accepted—by your organization, your vendors, and the industry as a whole. Built around recognized standards like NIST, ISO, and GDPR, we’ve created a standardized assessment that results in a shareable, easy-to-understand scorecard. CyberVadis’ evidence-based assessment is trusted across industries and geographies, making it simple to align with global expectations while maintaining consistency and transparency.

Proven Methodology Built and Maintained by the CyberVadis Experts

Our methodology evaluates a vendor's cyber maturity using key cybersecurity frameworks, including NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and other relevant laws and regulations. CyberVadis assessment focuses on critical controls to ensure your supply chain remains secure and resilient against modern cyber threats.
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Cyber Assessment That Fits Your Vendors

We make things easier for each of your vendors and start the assessment with a quick qualification questionnaire. By answering 10 to 15 simple questions (it only takes about 10 minutes), we ensure our questionnaire is tailored to your vendor's context including its IT practices, size, and industry.
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Ensure NIS2 compliance for third-party management

Discover how CyberVadis helps companies ensure NIS2 compliance for their suppliers through evidence-based assessments and remediation plan management.

How CyberVadis methodology maps with NIS2

Check our latest blog article to discover how CyberVadis methodology maps with NIS2 requirements to ensure your vendor’s compliance with the regulation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The assessment provides a comprehensive view of your vendor's cybersecurity performance across four key themes: Identify, Protect, Detect, and React. Key benefits include:

  • Continuous monitoring of your vendor's cybersecurity posture.
  • Detailed feedback on strengths and areas for improvement.
  • A Scorecard outlining cybersecurity practices and potential risk areas.
  • A collaborative improvement plan to strengthen vendor-client relationships.
  • A methodology grounded in widely recognized standards and regulations.

Under the EU’s GDPR (Article 28), companies are responsible for ensuring proper data handling, whether internally or through third-party vendors. While many businesses focus on internal data policies, third-party cybersecurity risks are often overlooked.

To help mitigate these risks, the CyberVadis questionnaire includes GDPR-specific questions to assess whether your vendors have implemented the necessary controls. Our analysts evaluate:

  • Appointment of data privacy roles.
  • Identification and management of personal data processing.
  • Consideration of data privacy requirements in personal data transfers.
  • Integration of data privacy in procurement and project management.
  • Employee training on data privacy.
  • Compliance with data processing principles (lawfulness, rights, retention).
  • Procedures for notifying controllers or regulators in case of a data breach.

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