What does a Third-Party & Vendor Security Risk engagement cover in India?
Key takeaways
- Scope, price band and delivery date are agreed in writing before any testing starts.
- Every finding ships with a reproduction step and a concrete fix, not a tool name.
- A one-page plain-English summary is included so non-technical decision makers can act.
- A retest after remediation is included and lists each finding as closed, partial or open.
- The report states what was tested and what was not, so you know the limits of the result.
As of 24 October 2026: the service descriptions, prices and turnaround figures on this page are current.
What does the engagement include?
Your biggest attack surface is the supplier you have never audited. The concrete scope depends on your estate, and we set it out line by line in the rules-of-engagement document before we begin.
- Supplier tiering by data access and revenue dependency
- Security due diligence on critical vendors
- Contract and DPA clause review for your supplier agreements
- Continuous external monitoring for supplier exposure
- A vendor risk register with owner and review date
What will you receive?
- Vendor tiering model and risk register
- Due diligence findings on each critical supplier
- Clause recommendations for your standard contract set
- An ongoing monitoring and review cadence
How does the engagement run?
Every engagement follows the same sequence, because the sequence is what makes the result defensible. First a scoping call, where we look at your systems and tell you what a useful test would cover. Then a written rules-of-engagement document naming every system, every date, the test window, the contact, and what is explicitly out of scope. You sign it, we sign it, and both sides keep a copy. Testing happens only inside that window. Then the report, then your fixes, then the retest.
| Stage | What happens | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Scoping | A call and, where needed, a short technical discovery | A written scope and a fixed price band |
| Authorisation | Rules of engagement signed by both parties | A document for your legal and insurance files |
| Testing | Manual and AI-assisted testing inside the agreed window | A live finding log you can ask about at any point |
| Reporting | Technical report plus a one-page executive summary | Prioritised findings with reproduction steps and fixes |
| Remediation | Your team fixes, we answer questions during the work | Support while the fixes are in flight |
| Retest | We re-test what we raised | A retest certificate per finding |
What do you get, and when?
The same set of artefacts comes out of every engagement. It is the one part of the job we have deliberately not customised, because a client should be able to line up two proposals side by side and see the difference in the work rather than in the packaging.
| Deliverable | What it contains | When you get it |
|---|---|---|
| Written scope and rules of engagement | Every system, date, permitted technique and named contact | Before testing starts |
| Live finding log | Findings as they are raised, with severity | During the engagement |
| Technical report | CVSS scores, reproduction steps and fix guidance | At the end of testing |
| Executive summary | One page, written for a non-technical decision maker | With the technical report |
| Evidence pack | Request and response captures for every finding | With the technical report |
| Remediation support | Answers while your team applies the fixes | While the fixes are in flight |
| Retest certificate | Each finding marked closed, partial or open | After remediation |
How do you price it?
₹70,000 – ₹3,00,000 is the indicative band for a typical scope of this type. The final figure depends on the number of assets, the depth of authentication, the number of environments, and whether the engagement includes remediation support. We quote a fixed price, not an hourly one, and we confirm it in writing before work starts.
What are the common questions about this service?
Request a scoped quote for third-party & vendor security risk
A short description of the estate is enough to start. Applications, users, environments and the deadline give you an accurate price band on the first reply.
Request a quote See pricingLast reviewed: 24 October 2026. Information on this page is general guidance, not legal advice. Prices are indicative bands for a typical scope and are confirmed in a written quote before any work begins.