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Alice in Supply Chains is the podcast companion to our monthly newsletter, bringing expert commentary and in-depth analysis on the latest developments in third-party cyber risk management (TPCRM). Hosted by Tenchi Security's CTO and Co-Founder, Alexandre Sieira, and The Defender's Initiative Principal Researcher, Adrian Sanabria, each episode explores the biggest stories shaping the TPCRM landscape, helping security, risk, procurement, and compliance professionals stay informed and ahead of emerging challenges.

Connect Magazine July Edition 2026 explores how financial institutions are responding to a rapidly evolving risk landscape defined by technological disruption, geopolitical uncertainty, growing third-party dependencies, and increasing pressure to make faster, better-informed decisions.

This issue examines the challenges of managing risk in a world where traditional frameworks are being tested by AI adoption, complex supply chains, shifting regulatory expectations, and changing workforce dynamics. From third-party risk and treasury strategy to investigative compliance, risk culture, and emerging AI governance challenges, the edition highlights the need for greater visibility, accountability, and resilience across the enterprise.

With expert contributions spanning operational resilience, AI risk, treasury and liquidity management, compliance governance, risk culture, and career development, this edition underscores the importance of adaptive leadership, continuous monitoring, and integrated risk thinking as organizations navigate an increasingly interconnected operating environment in 2026.

Connect Magazine June Edition 2026 explores how financial institutions are navigating an increasingly interconnected risk environment shaped by geopolitical instability, AI acceleration, third-party dependencies, and shifting regulatory expectations.

This issue examines how traditional risk frameworks are struggling to adapt as operational, technological, and systemic risks converge across the financial ecosystem. From third-party concentration risk and AI governance to ESG implementation, capital model validation, and geopolitical disruption, the edition highlights the growing importance of resilience, strategic adaptability, and integrated risk oversight.

With expert contributions spanning operational resilience, third-party risk management, model risk, AI governance, ESG reporting, and leadership decision-making, this edition underscores the need for proactive risk culture, ecosystem visibility, and stronger governance as institutions navigate complexity and uncertainty in 2026.

Connect Magazine May Edition 2026 explores how financial institutions are redefining resilience in a world where risk is increasingly visible, interconnected, and shaped by rapid technological and geopolitical change.

This issue examines the shift from traditional risk measurement toward real-world adaptability – from managing model risk in the age of AI and strengthening governance frameworks to responding to geopolitical disruption and evolving regulatory pressures. It highlights how AI, model risk, resilience, and treasury considerations are converging, requiring institutions to move beyond static frameworks toward dynamic, decision-led risk management.

With expert contributions spanning AI fluency, model risk transformation, geopolitical risk, regulatory change, and leadership decision-making, this edition underscores the need for stronger judgment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and proactive risk culture as firms navigate uncertainty and complexity in 2026.

Connect Magazine April Edition 2026 explores how financial institutions are moving from risk frameworks to real-world execution across AI, operational resilience, and evolving regulatory expectations.

This issue examines the practical challenges of embedding effective controls - from strengthening RCSAs and managing non-financial risk to governing AI models and adapting to faster-moving liquidity dynamics. It highlights how model risk, operational risk, and treasury considerations are increasingly interconnected in day-to-day decision-making.

With expert contributions spanning AI validation, RCSA transformation, liquidity risk, regulatory implementation, and risk careers, this edition underscores the need for actionable insight, stronger governance, and integrated risk thinking as firms navigate an increasingly complex operating environment in 2026.

Connect Magazine March Edition 2026 explores how financial institutions are navigating political volatility, digital money innovation, regulatory recalibration, and shifting liquidity dynamics.

This issue examines the widening gap between traditional banking assumptions and real-world balance sheet behavior, highlighting how interest rate risk, liquidity stress, credit deterioration, and funding instability are increasingly interacting at speed.

With expert contributions spanning central bank independence, stablecoin liquidity, AI validation, regulatory reform, and structural balance sheet stress, this edition highlights the need for anticipatory governance, embedded liquidity discipline, and integrated risk oversight as the industry moves further into 2026.

New Global Research Report
Third-party risk teams face growing pressure to assess more vendors, handle more evidence, and defend decisions under increasing regulatory scrutiny.

But are current assessment processes fit for purpose?

In a new global study of 259 risk professionals, CeFPro and ProcessUnity uncover how leading organizations are transforming Third-Party Risk Management—from questionnaire-driven assessments to data-led, control-based validation.

Discover:
✓ Why 38% of teams still rely on spreadsheets for evidence mapping
✓ The biggest sources of assessment friction and rework
✓ What makes vendor risk scores truly defensible
✓ How AI-assisted workflows are changing assessment practices
✓ The next-generation TPRM operating model

Download the report and learn how forward-thinking organizations are reducing manual effort, improving risk visibility, and accelerating risk-informed decision making.

This whitepaper explores how leading companies are shifting from static, point-in-time assurance processes to a proactive, intelligence-driven approach. It highlights the importance of real-time data, advanced AI tools, and a decision-led framework to identify and mitigate risks as they emerge—often within hours, not months.