The Supplier Security and Privacy Assurance (SSPA) Program delivers Microsoft's data processing instructions, through the Microsoft Supplier Data Protection Requirements (DPR), to suppliers working with Personal Data, Microsoft Confidential Data, and AI Systems.
Protection of sensitive corporate and personal information is a dynamic and paramount business concern. Microsoft has leveraged their Supplier Security and Privacy Assurance (SSPA) program to address these concerns, which intersect with their supplier network.
This guide breaks down Microsoft's Supplier Security Privacy Assurance (SSPA) program - what it is, and the requirements for compliance and audit assurance.
What is the SSPA Program? The Microsoft Supplier Security & Privacy Assurance (SSPA) Program ensures that suppliers meet Microsoft’s high standards for privacy, security, and responsible AI.
Microsoft’s SSPA program requires vendors that process Microsoft personal and/or confidential information to comply with Microsoft’s Data Protection Requirements (DPR) on an annual basis.
What are the SSPA requirements? SSPA requirements are a comprehensive set of controls and practices that suppliers must follow to protect the privacy and security of personal data.
As a Microsoft supplier, safeguarding personal and/or confidential data entrusted to you by Microsoft is critical. To ensure the highest level of data protection, Microsoft requires its suppliers to demonstrate their compliance with the Supplier Security and Privacy Assurance (SSPA) program.
Microsoft’s Supplier Security and Privacy Assurance Program (SSPA), formerly known as the Vendor Privacy Assurance Program, is an initiative designed to standardize and strengthen how Microsoft’s customer, partner, and employee information is handled by Microsoft vendors worldwide.
eadline. Microsoft’s SSPA DPR Self-Assessment – Consult First One of the first steps in your Microsoft Supplier Security and Privacy Assurance (SSPA) journey is to correctly submit your Data Prote. tion Requirements (DPR) “SSPA Applicability” self-assessment. This sets the stage for the requirements and th.