vendor-security-questionnaire

Vendor Security Questionnaire Skill

Purpose

Automate vendor security assessment through standardized questionnaire generation, response parsing, security posture scoring, and risk report generation for third-party risk management programs.

Capabilities

Questionnaire Generation

• Generate industry-standard security questionnaires
• Create SIG (Standardized Information Gathering) questionnaires
• Build CAIQ (Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire) forms
• Generate custom questionnaires based on risk tier
• Create vendor-type-specific assessments
• Support multiple response formats

Response Parsing and Analysis

• Parse questionnaire responses from various formats
• Extract key security control information
• Identify missing or incomplete responses
• Flag concerning answers for review
• Compare responses against requirements
• Validate evidence attachments

Security Posture Scoring

• Calculate vendor security scores
• Weight scores by control importance
• Compare against industry benchmarks
• Track score trends over time
• Generate risk-adjusted ratings
• Identify score improvement areas

Assessment Status Tracking

• Track assessment workflow status
• Monitor response deadlines
• Send automated reminders
• Escalate overdue assessments
• Maintain assessment history
• Archive completed assessments

Risk Report Generation

• Generate executive risk summaries
• Create detailed technical reports
• Produce comparison reports
• Build risk heat maps
• Generate board-level dashboards
• Export data for GRC systems

Vendor Compliance Monitoring

• Track vendor compliance commitments
• Monitor remediation progress
• Verify evidence of compliance
• Alert on compliance drift
• Schedule periodic reassessments
• Maintain compliance documentation

Questionnaire Standards

| Standard | Use Case | Questions |

|----------|----------|-----------|

| SIG Lite | Low-risk vendors | ~100 |

| SIG Core | Medium-risk vendors | ~300 |

| SIG Full | High-risk vendors | ~800+ |

| CAIQ | Cloud providers | ~300 |

| VSAQ | General vendors | Variable |

| Custom | Specific needs | Variable |

Assessment Domains

• Information Security Management
• Access Control
• Data Protection
• Network Security
• Application Security
• Physical Security
• Business Continuity
• Incident Response
• Compliance and Legal
• Third-Party Management

Integrations

• OneTrust: Third-party risk management
• ProcessUnity: Vendor risk management
• SecurityScorecard: Security ratings
• BitSight: Security ratings and benchmarks
• Prevalent: Third-party risk intelligence
• Shared Assessments: SIG questionnaire tools

Target Processes

• Third-Party Vendor Security Assessment
• Vendor Onboarding Security Review
• Annual Vendor Reassessment
• Vendor Risk Management

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "operation": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["generate", "parse", "score", "report", "track"],
      "description": "Questionnaire operation type"
    },
    "vendorInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "vendorName": { "type": "string" },
        "vendorId": { "type": "string" },
        "vendorType": { "type": "string" },
        "riskTier": { "type": "string", "enum": ["critical", "high", "medium", "low"] },
        "dataAccess": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }
      }
    },
    "questionnaireType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["SIG-Lite", "SIG-Core", "SIG-Full", "CAIQ", "VSAQ", "custom"],
      "description": "Questionnaire standard to use"
    },
    "customDomains": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "description": "Specific domains to assess"
    },
    "responseFile": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Path to questionnaire response file"
    },
    "scoringCriteria": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "minimumScore": { "type": "number" },
        "criticalControls": { "type": "array" },
        "weightings": { "type": "object" }
      }
    },
    "deadline": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Assessment completion deadline"
    }
  },
  "required": ["operation"]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "assessmentId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "operation": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "vendorInfo": {
      "type": "object"
    },
    "questionnaire": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "type": { "type": "string" },
        "totalQuestions": { "type": "integer" },
        "domains": { "type": "array" },
        "filePath": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "responseAnalysis": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "questionsAnswered": { "type": "integer" },
        "questionsSkipped": { "type": "integer" },
        "evidenceProvided": { "type": "integer" },
        "concerningResponses": { "type": "array" },
        "missingInformation": { "type": "array" }
      }
    },
    "securityScore": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "overallScore": { "type": "number" },
        "riskRating": { "type": "string", "enum": ["low", "medium", "high", "critical"] },
        "domainScores": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "domain": { "type": "string" },
              "score": { "type": "number" },
              "findings": { "type": "array" }
            }
          }
        },
        "benchmarkComparison": { "type": "object" },
        "scoreHistory": { "type": "array" }
      }
    },
    "riskFindings": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "findingId": { "type": "string" },
          "domain": { "type": "string" },
          "severity": { "type": "string" },
          "description": { "type": "string" },
          "recommendation": { "type": "string" }
        }
      }
    },
    "assessmentStatus": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "status": { "type": "string" },
        "deadline": { "type": "string" },
        "daysRemaining": { "type": "integer" },
        "remindersent": { "type": "boolean" }
      }
    },
    "recommendations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "reportPath": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

Usage Example

skill: {
  name: 'vendor-security-questionnaire',
  context: {
    operation: 'generate',
    vendorInfo: {
      vendorName: 'Cloud SaaS Provider',
      riskTier: 'high',
      dataAccess: ['PII', 'financial']
    },
    questionnaireType: 'SIG-Core',
    deadline: '2024-03-15'
  }
}