CAIQ
CAIQ is the Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire, a standardized cloud-security questionnaire from the Cloud Security Alliance aligned to its Cloud Controls Matrix.
Why it matters
A completed CAIQ lets a vendor answer many buyers' cloud-security questions once using a recognized format, reducing custom questionnaire work.
Where it appears in the workflow
Shared during security reviews as a standardized alternative to a buyer's bespoke questionnaire.
Common mistakes
- Treating caiq as a universal term with no workflow context.