Risk Management Blog and Articles

September 1, 2020

ThirdPartyTrust in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management Tools

ThirdPartyTrust has been recognized as a Niche Player in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management Tools, 2020.
August 27, 2020

ThirdPartyTrust Osano Integration: A Privacy Score for Your Vendors

Through our ThirdPartyTrust Osano Integration, the Scans page now contains a Privacy Score together with other third-party security information.
August 20, 2020

Don’t Overlook Your Compliance Department’s Role in Third Party Risk

As business becomes more reliant on technology, it is critical to rely on Compliance professionals to ensure the organization is meeting its fiduciary responsibility to safeguard data.
August 13, 2020

Data Security is Critical to TPRM, But Don’t Forget About Business Continuity

Traditionally, the focus has been on how to protect data, not on outsourced services. The Covid-19 global pandemic calls for a reevaluation of priorities.
August 6, 2020

Third-Party IoT Vulnerabilities: Who’s in Charge of Securing Components?

Manufacturers rely on vendors that might develop vulnerable components. So who’s in charge of securing IoT devices and minimizing this third-party risk?
July 30, 2020

What We Learned from the Latest Third-Party Data Breach in the Financial Services Industry

A ransomware attack against a vendor of a fund administrator exposed data of investors. We analyze how a TPRM program can help prevent a Third-Party Data Breach like this.
July 23, 2020

Web Applications Continue to be a Top Breach Vector for Attackers

We look at the latest DBIR through the lens of third-party risk and how it relates to the 43% of breaches that involve web applications.
July 16, 2020

TPRMaaS: Is it time to outsource your TPRM?

We explore the benefits of having risk management operations planned, built, and run as a service, through the combination of a purpose-built tool with technical expertise.
July 2, 2020

NERC CIP-013 and the Impact of New Regulations in the Industry

In Utilities, there's a saying that “Safety is everybody’s business”. At some level, cybersecurity is becoming a part of everyone’s job too.