Cybersecurity Contract Clauses

The hsar provision clause matrix includes all provisions and clauses currently part of the homeland security acquisition regulations hsar.

Cybersecurity contract clauses. All right title and interest in customer data as defined below will remain the property of customer. Most organizations today are conducting assessments and looking at third party rating schemes in an attempt to manage third party risk. Additional far agency supplement clauses are in the works. In the event of an actual breach make sure the contract addresses the parties respective responsibilities in terms of corrective action notifications to governmental entities or third parties.

However assessing and looking at third party ratings without having the ability to enforce anything hardly improves risk it only sheds a light on where the risks might be. Data security contract clauses for service provider arrangements pro customer kelley drye offers these sample clauses for use in a services agreement that involves the use storage or other processing of personal information by the service provider. Comprehensive data protection clauses including exhibit language. Strategically implementing cybersecurity contract clauses implementing defense federal acquisition regulation supplement df ars clause 252 204 7012 across all department of defense dod contracts with the exception of those for commercially available off the shelf items is vital to the future security of the united states.

Identify third party risk critical vendor. Currently dfars 252 204 7012 contains the more stringent requirements. Scope of the standard clauses these sample clauses provide a general template to assist in preparing data security clauses for use in a services agreement that involves the use storage or other processing of personal information including highly sensitive personal information by a service provider on behalf of a customer. Licensor has no intellectual property rights or other claim to customer data that is hosted stored or transferred to and from the products or the cloud services platform provided by licensor or to customer s confidential information.

Security clauses to handle outsourcing risks to ensure that the benefits of outsourcing operations outweigh the risks of including providers in the scenario contracts should be written properly and iso 27001 control a 15 1 2 addressing security within supplier agreements requires an organization to consider security clauses in contracts. Should any contractor worker require or be permitted cyber access or unescorted physical access to owner s or its affiliates assets that are classified as critical under nist 800 53 and or iso 27001 2004 for cyber security or the regulatory requirements of the north american electric reliability corporation nerc or pursuant to the pipeline security guidelines issued by the transportation security administration or that are covered by the phmsa pipeline safety regulatory.