Vendor Tiering Logic Tool
Standardize your vendor risk management for audit execution. Right-size security reviews and eliminate operational bottlenecks before your next SOC 2 audit.
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Vendor Tiering Logic Tool
Instantly categorize your vendors into risk tiers to determine necessary security reviews.
Why Tiering Matters
SOC 2 auditors look for a consistent, risk-based approach to vendor management. If you treat your coffee supplier the same as your cloud provider, you're doing it wrong.
- •Efficiency: Focus your security team's time where it matters most.
- •Compliance: Meet SOC 2 CC9.1 requirements with a documented process.
- •Risk Reduction: Identify high-risk "shadow IT" before it becomes a problem.
Tier Definitions
Tier 1: Critical
Access to production data or critical core service. Requires full SOC 2 review.
Tier 2: High
Access to PII or important business data. Requires security questionnaire.
Tier 3/4: Medium/Low
Public data or non-critical services. Basic terms review only.