Vendor & Third-Party Risk Management
Making sure a vendor with access to your data or systems isn’t the weak link in your own security.
Who this is for: Businesses that share data or system access with vendors and need to know those vendors aren’t the weak link.
The Problem
Your own security doesn’t matter much if a vendor with access to your data or systems has none, and most businesses have never actually reviewed that risk.
Our Solution
We assess the security posture of vendors with access to your data or systems, and help set ongoing requirements so new vendors don’t quietly reintroduce the same risk.
What's included
- Vendor security questionnaires and review
- Third-party access audits
- Vendor risk scoring
- Contract security-requirement guidance
- Ongoing vendor monitoring
Our business email compromise case study is a direct example of why this matters: the vector wasn’t the client’s own systems, it was a vendor’s compromised mailbox.
Benefits
- Visibility into which vendors actually pose risk
- A repeatable process for vetting new vendors
- Reduced exposure from third-party access you don’t directly control
Our Process
Inventory
Identify every vendor with data or system access.
Assess & Score
Evaluate each vendor’s security posture.
Set Requirements
Define minimum security expectations for vendors.
Review Access
Confirm access matches actual need.
Monitor Ongoing
Reassess as vendors and their access change.
Proven results: See how a vendor’s compromised mailbox almost caused a $40,000 wire fraud. See the write-up →
Frequently asked questions
Do you assess vendors directly, or just advise our team?
Both are available, we can run the assessment questionnaire process directly with your vendors or advise your team on how to run it.
What if a vendor refuses to complete a security review?
That refusal is itself useful risk information, we can help you weigh that against how much access or data that vendor actually needs.
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