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NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment Template

Align vendor security with NIST CSF without hiring expensive consultants

  • NIST IDENTIFY Function (asset management, risk assessment)
  • NIST PROTECT Function (access control, data security, defense mechanisms)
  • NIST DETECT Function (monitoring, threat detection, security event analysis)
  • NIST RESPOND Function (incident response, recovery planning)
  • NIST RECOVER Function (disaster recovery, business continuity)
  • Maturity scoring per function
  • Roadmap for addressing gaps
NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment Template
 

NIST CSF is the standard for government vendors and highly regulated firms. This assessment maps vendor security controls to NIST Functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover. Use it to verify alignment with your own NIST roadmap. No consultant dependency. Clear maturity scoring across all five functions.

NIST CSF is the standard for government vendors and highly regulated firms. This assessment maps vendor security controls to NIST Functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover. Use it to verify alignment with your own NIST roadmap. No consultant dependency. Clear maturity scoring across all five functions.

Why consistency matters

Vendor risk assessment is foundational to everything downstream: tiering decisions, monitoring priorities, remediation focus, board reporting. If your assessment is ad-hoc, everything else is unreliable.

A solid assessment framework gives you:

  • Comparable vendor scores - actually compare vendors against each other
  • Audit-ready documentation - show auditors exactly how you assessed and why
  • Faster cycles - standardized questions mean less customization
  • Clear escalation triggers - when a score drops, you know what to do

How to use this:

You have two paths forward. You can build this yourself using the template. Start by customizing it for your specific industry and risk profile, then send it to vendors to complete. As responses come in, you'll track them in a spreadsheet and score them manually. It takes time and effort to coordinate, but you own the entire process and can adjust it whenever you need.

Alternatively you can use ComplyScore®.
Instead of vendors filling out spreadsheets and you doing manual scoring, vendors answer once in the platform and scoring happens automatically. Risk trends appear in real-time, so you're not waiting weeks for data. Every vendor gets assessed using the exact same framework without shifting criteria or inconsistencies.
And here's the key difference: monitoring continues automatically without you having to rebuild the framework every quarter.