12Third-Party Cloud Assessment
12.1 Overview
For major cloud projects, our recommendation is to select a reputable cloud assessor vendor (CAV) to conduct the security assessment and provide you with its findings and recommendations. The benefits of using this approach are as follows:
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Methodology: CAVs build their program on industry standards.
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Expertise: Successful CAVs staff subject matter experts in this field and build practical experience from their diverse engagements. Some may have the ability to provide benchmark data. Additionally, your staff can focus on your core business as opposed to being pulled to run the cloud assessment.
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Credibility: Select a CAV that has a reputation to uphold. The brand name of the CAV will also ...
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