Quality Assurance in Secure IT Procurement
This programme provides procurement professionals with a framework for evaluating the security quality and regulatory readiness of technology vendors. It ensures that supply chain risk is managed through rigorous assessment protocols.
£420
Certified Secure Procurement Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Quality Assurance in Secure IT Procurement: the short answers
- What is Quality Assurance in Secure IT Procurement?
- This programme provides procurement professionals with a framework for evaluating the security quality and regulatory readiness of technology vendors. It ensures that supply chain risk is managed through rigorous assessment protocols.
- Who is Quality Assurance in Secure IT Procurement for?
- It is pitched at Intermediate level for Procurement Managers working in Cybersecurity, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Quality Assurance in Secure IT Procurement take?
- Around 18 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Secure Procurement Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £420 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Develop security-centric Request for Proposal criteria
- Evaluate vendor SOC2 and ISO reports
- Implement risk-based scoring for hardware providers
- Draft contract clauses regarding breach notification
Written by Marcus Thorne, Head of Supply Chain Integrity. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Secure Procurement Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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