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Vendor Security Review Workflow Template
Updated February 22, 2026 · Author VeriRFP Editorial Team · Reviewed by VeriRFP Security Review Council
Template workflow for buyer-facing and internal vendor security reviews with clear governance checkpoints.
Direct answer
A vendor security review workflow template helps teams avoid ad-hoc approvals and inconsistent documentation. The template defines ownership, review stages, and evidence requirements for each request type. Using a standard workflow reduces decision latency, improves audit posture, and supports consistent communication with procurement and legal stakeholders.
Primary hub
This guide belongs to the Vendor Risk and Trust Center Workflow Hub cluster for topic-level navigation and related implementation content.
When to use
- Security review demand is growing across enterprise deals.
- Stakeholders escalate due to unclear review ownership.
- Audit teams require better evidence of review decisions.
When not to use
- Review volume is minimal and handled by one owner.
- Your team needs policy definition before workflow design.
- No tooling is available to track review state.
Implementation steps
- Define review stages and ownership by functional role.
- Set required evidence criteria per stage.
- Implement status tracking and escalation thresholds.
- Run monthly retrospectives on cycle-time and quality.
Security and compliance caveats
- Prevent unauthorized reviewers from changing final status.
- Preserve reviewer comments and approval rationale.
- Verify evidence references remain valid over time.