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Third Party Risk Management

Explore strategies for identifying and controlling risks that arise from partnerships with external vendors, contractors, and service providers. These articles cover risk assessment frameworks, compliance obligations, continuous monitoring techniques, and best practices for managing third-party relationships securely.

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Third Party Risk Management

Third Party Vendor Cybersecurity Risk: A Practical Guide

In 2023, a single compromised file transfer tool — MOVEit — cascaded into breaches affecting over 2,600 organizations and roughly 90 million individuals. The threat actor, the Cl0p ransomware group, didn't need to hack each victim directly. They exploited one vendor, and the dominoes fell. That's third

Carl B. Johnson Jul 27, 2020 7 min read
Third Party Risk Management

Third Party Vendor Cybersecurity Risk: A Practical Guide

The Breach That Didn't Start With You In 2023, the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability didn't just hit one company. It cascaded through thousands of organizations that relied on a single file-transfer vendor. Government agencies, banks, healthcare systems, and universities all found themselves exposed — not because of anything

Carl B. Johnson Aug 14, 2019 7 min read