Cybersecurity Management
Centralize Security Information. Strengthen Trust.
Cybersecurity has become a critical part of modern business relationships. Organizations are increasingly expected to understand and communicate security controls, certifications, privacy practices, incident response capabilities, and third-party risk information.
The SDS Cybersecurity Management Module provides a centralized framework for managing, reviewing, and sharing cybersecurity information, helping organizations reduce repetitive security assessments, improve transparency, and support more informed risk decisions.
One Cybersecurity Profile. One Trusted Source.
Maintain cybersecurity information in a structured, standardized format that can be easily managed, reviewed, and shared across your business network. Whether maintaining your organization’s security profile or evaluating the cybersecurity posture of business partners, SDS provides a consistent approach to security information management.
Security Policies
Security Questionnaires
Security Certifications
Data Privacy Controls
Incident Response Programs
Supporting Documentation
Improve Cybersecurity Visibility Across Business Relationships
A standardized cybersecurity profile helps organizations reduce duplicate requests, improve consistency, and maintain a clearer view of security readiness and third-party cyber risk.
Reduce Repetitive Reviews
Minimize duplicate security questionnaires and document requests.
Accelerate Onboarding
Help streamline supplier and third-party security reviews.
Improve Transparency
Provide greater visibility into security controls, certifications, and risk practices.
Centralize Evidence
Maintain security policies, reports, and certifications in one location.
Improve Data Quality
Maintain more consistent and current cybersecurity information.
Support Risk Decisions
Give stakeholders better information for third-party cyber risk assessments.
Manage Core Cybersecurity Information
Security Program & Controls
- Information Security Program
- Access Control & Identity Management
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Endpoint & Network Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Monitoring & Logging
- Employee Security Training
Privacy, Resilience & Response
- Data Privacy Controls
- Encryption Practices
- Incident Response Plans
- Breach Notification Procedures
- Business Continuity
- Disaster Recovery
- Backup & Recovery Practices
Maintain Security Assessment Evidence
Independent assessments and supporting documentation help provide a clearer view of cybersecurity maturity and control effectiveness.
Penetration Test Summaries
Vulnerability Assessments
Security Audit Reports
Risk Assessments
Security Policies
Corrective Action Evidence
Support Data Privacy and Regulatory Compliance
Cybersecurity and data privacy requirements often overlap. SDS helps organize information related to privacy governance and applicable regulatory requirements.
Track Cybersecurity Incidents and Readiness
Security events and response capabilities can be critical to third-party risk decisions. SDS provides a structured way to maintain relevant incident information and remediation evidence.
Incident History
Maintain relevant information about material cybersecurity incidents.
Response Readiness
Document incident response plans, testing, and response procedures.
Corrective Actions
Track remediation and improvement activities following significant events.
Business Continuity
Provide visibility into continuity and recovery capabilities.
Cyber Insurance
Maintain cyber liability insurance information and supporting documentation.
Security Monitoring
Support visibility into ongoing security management and review practices.
Connect Cybersecurity Information to the Right Entity
Security programs, certifications, and risk information may apply at different levels of an organization. SDS allows cybersecurity information to be associated with the appropriate entity, improving accuracy and context.
Why SDS Cybersecurity Management?
Centralize Security Information
Maintain controls, assessments, certifications, policies, and evidence in one location.
Improve Transparency
Provide greater visibility into cybersecurity readiness and third-party risk.
Reduce Administrative Effort
Replace repetitive security requests with a structured, reusable profile.
Support Faster Reviews
Help procurement, IT, security, and risk teams evaluate cybersecurity information more efficiently.
Strengthen Business Relationships
Build confidence through accessible, current, and transparent cybersecurity information.
Build a More Complete Organizational Profile
Cybersecurity information becomes even more valuable when connected with organizational hierarchy, certifications, compliance records, ESG information, payment data, and health & safety performance.
By connecting these information areas through the SDS Supplier Information Network, organizations gain a more complete, accurate, and trusted view of their business relationships.