Category: Cybersecurity

Vendor Risk Management Accuracy is all that Matters! Are Vendors Secure? If you ask any company if they are secure, most would say “Yes, of course we are!” This is especially true of vendors. No vendor ever says, “No, we’re not secure, but trust us with your data.” Most vendors are not being dishonest, but […]

Vendor Risk Management Accuracy is all that Matters! Many organizations utilize spreadsheets to measure their internal security posture and vendor risk.  We get it – spreadsheets are simple, convenient, and it comes with the office suite that you have on your computer.  Unfortunately, it does not scale and gets out of hand quickly. Let’s look […]

Vendor risk management is an incredibly complicated process.  While some methods are much more efficient than others, there is no consensus on how all organizations accurately manage vendor risk.  We generally see that organizations measure vendor risk in five ways, each with an increasing level of security: Nothing at all Contract verbiage only Audit check […]

Introduction Imagine building a strong, stable fortress around your most important assets.  All of your focus is on stopping the intruder that will directly target your organization.  However, there is an indirect way to breach the gates – through your third parties.  Your organization relies on third parties (vendors) for necessary services and you have […]