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Security Questionnaires, Ranked by How Long They Take

A tongue-in-cheek ranking of the forms that every security team has filled out at 2 a.m.

May 5, 20265 min readBy Priscilla Plume
In shortThe 12-question quick check / The 120-question standard / The 900-question mega form / The fix.

1. The 12-question quick check

Done before the coffee finishes. Respect to the team that wrote it.

2. The 120-question standard

A full afternoon. Most answers are copy and paste from last year.

3. The 900-question mega form

A week of your life. Half the questions ask whether you have a fax machine.

4. The fix

Publish a trust page with your policies and certifications. Link to it. Cry less.

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