Risk Management Blog and Articles

October 30, 2017

Keynote Panel: Building Trust in the Third-Party Ecosystem

We attended the Cyber Security Chicago conference and share some insights about the third-party ecosystem, including IoT Security and DevSecOps.
October 12, 2017

Data Risk in the Third-Party by Ponemon Institute

Here are our main takeaways from the second annual study of Data Risk in the Third-Party Ecosystem by the Ponemon Institute.
July 31, 2017

Morningstar & Uptake Discuss Vendor Risk Management Best Practices With Anders Norremo

Commercial transactions and informational exchanges no longer represent linear processes between two parties; rather, the shared data travels past the involved entities and into each organizations expansive network of third and fourth party vendors. Through infiltrating these organizations, hackers are most often able to access the data of larger connected companies. According to a Soha Survey, 63% of all data breaches stem from vendor related attacks. IT experts predict that number of vendor related attacks will rise, as companies increasingly resort to outsourcing for innovation and expanded services. On July 19th, Anders Norremo, CEO of ThirdPartyTrust, moderated a panel of two […]
July 27, 2017

At Morningstar Security Summit, Experts Discuss Vendor Risk Management

We discussed best practices in cybersecurity and third-party risk assessment at the Morningstar Security Summit on June 26th.
July 21, 2017

Event Recap: Panelists Discuss NY DFS Cybersecurity Regulation

On June 11th, we discussed the NY DFS Cybersecurity Regulation at the Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity Regulation event, hosted by Currency.
July 18, 2017

Vendor Risk and the Regulatory Response

The attacks of 2016 & 2017 revealed that no individual, no organization and no region is impenetrable. We dive into Vendor Risk and the Regulatory Response.
June 19, 2017

Who will be in charge of IoT security?

Usually as an after thought to new technology, IoT security will come into play amidst a huge promise to improve efficiencies.
June 2, 2017

BITS SIG & PDF Reports Available on ThirdPartyTrust

The ThirdPartyTrust platform now includes BITS SIG full questionnaire online, custom labels for sorting and managing vendors, and vendor PDF reports.
May 6, 2017

Essential Security Software for Businesses

A new report states that 60% of organizations go out of business within 6 months of a cyber attack. Here's why you need to invest in security software for businesses.