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As TPRM professionals face growing complexity, evolving regulations, and tightening resources, AI can be a powerful co-pilot when deployed with intention. Much like the methodical work of crafting a Pinewood Derby car that performs, AI needs structure, guidance, and testing to truly enhance outcomes.

That’s why Aravo’s Intelligence-First platform stands apart. Guided by a deliberate roadmap and grounded in research from Gartner, McKinsey, Deloitte, and others, Aravo avoids the rushed, bolt-on approach to AI adoption. Instead, it focuses on a smart, phased implementation that strengthens resilience, increases efficiency, and builds long-term trust.

It’s the difference between simply racing and racing to win.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how organizations manage risk, shaping everything from daily workflows to long-term strategy. For Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) teams, the challenge is cutting through the hype and applying AI in ways that truly strengthen resilience, decision-making, and governance. Our guide demystifies AI’s role in TPRM, offering a practical framework for adoption rooted in responsible AI principles.

This guide will equip you with the knowledge to:

• Understand why AI in TPRM matters more than ever: learn how today’s interconnected risk ecosystem makes AI essential for managing complexity, anticipating disruption, and building enterprise resilience.

• Recognize warning signs of GenAI fatigue and governance challenges: explore why many AI projects stall or fail, from unscalable pilots to gaps in oversight, and how to avoid common missteps.

• Navigate the four waves of AI in TPRM: see how AI adoption evolves from basic automation to trust-based ecosystems, with each wave bringing both new opportunities and governance demands.

• Apply Responsible AI principles as a new mandate: understand the core pillars of responsibility and why they are essential for building confidence in AI-driven risk functions.

• Prioritize the human factor in AI success: discover why people truly define AI impact and how talent, efficiency, and change readiness drive effective adoption.

Download the guide to explore how to cut through the hype, adopt AI responsibly, and build stronger, more resilient TPRM programs!

In the world of Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often seen as a powerful, transformative current. It carries us forward with promises of lightning-fast due diligence, predictive insights, and automated assessments.

But like any seemingly ‘perfect’ wave, what’s happening beneath the surface matters. Without a clear understanding of the currents and the ocean floor, we risk getting caught in an undertow. In TPRM, the consequences of irresponsibly adopted AI can be far more serious than a bad wipeout.

Let’s dive beneath the surface and examine the hidden forces behind the AI “waves” in TPRM, including the currents, the rogue swells, and the deceptive calm we need to watch for.

Offboarding third parties is a critical, yet often overlooked, stage in the third-party relationship lifecycle. If not handled carefully, it can carry significant operational, legal, financial, and reputational risks. To support a smooth and secure transition, there are several essential steps every organization should take.

A vendor’s financial stability directly impacts your operations. Financial health is a critical indicator of the vendor’s ability to deliver consistent quality and support when you need it most. That makes vendor financial health an important element to review during your vendor due diligence process. 

This infographic explores the impact of poor vendor financial health — and what your organization can do about it. 

Download the infographic to learn:

• Why vendor financial health matters

• What to do when a vendor has poor financial stability

"For years, security frameworks have served as essential tools for aligning cybersecurity practices, but they’ve also come with limitations. Designed primarily for compliance, many frameworks are rigid by nature, sometimes to the extent of being a checklist, making them ill-suited for today’s dynamic risk environments. But the threat landscape has evolved, and so too must our approach. In an environment where attacks unfold in hours and supply chain vulnerabilities cascade across ecosystems, organizations need more than compliance—they need real-time intelligence."

Build a third-party risk program that stands up to today’s threats—and tomorrow’s scrutiny.

Third-party risk is no longer just a cybersecurity issue—it’s a business imperative. As regulatory demands tighten and digital ecosystems expand, organizations must evolve beyond checkbox assessments and ad hoc processes. This eBook outlines a structured, scalable approach to managing third-party cyber risk at every phase of the vendor lifecycle.

Whether you're starting from scratch or optimizing a mature program, you'll learn how to strengthen risk assessment, streamline workflows, and build cross-functional collaboration—all while ensuring defensibility and speed.

What you'll learn:

• Why traditional TPRM practices fall short in today’s dynamic threat landscape

• The 10 foundational pillars of a resilient TPRM program—from vendor selection to offboarding

• How to align stakeholders, automate critical workflows, and build continuous monitoring into your strategy

• Why Bitsight data and insights are essential for faster, smarter third-party risk decisions

Security questionnaires and assessments are integral parts of comprehensive Vendor Risk Management (VRM) programs. But if you’re just getting started in the creation of your vendor risk assessment, you probably want to know what the most vital, high-level questions are and why you should be asking them.

This guide will help you get started with your vendor security assessment. You'll learn:

• Which questions to consider including in your vendor risk assessment

• Which industry-standard security assessment methodologies you should review

• Why a security assessment alone is not enough to continuously monitor and assess the security posture of your third parties and vendors

Download this ebook to better understand what critical questions you should be asking in your VRM program and why they’re so vital to your cybersecurity.

At 45-50%, depending on your statistical source, there is no denying that small to medium sized businesses are a significant economic engine from both an employment and innovation perspective. In 1978 Microsoft numbered 11 people. Unfortunately small businesses are also the least likely to survive a major disruption, an experience that changed Rochelle Clarke's corporate leadership trajectory to a business founder.

The Continuity Strength founder shares insights on the needs of small to medium businesses and how to develop resilience plans while simultaneously addressing the two biggest concerns of most SMB owners, time and money. Prior to founding Continuity Strength, Ms. Clarke was the Country Manager, Global Strategy for Heineken, a management consultant and is on multiple board and academic committees.

In this video, we explore the shortcomings of the bucket method for gathering due diligence documents from vendors and present a better way to collect the documents, making vendor management less painful.

Over the years, we have received feedback from customers that vendor management is one of their top pain points. This workbook was written from a desire to help guide vendor managers through the process in a way that is equally effective and efficient. Many of the concepts in this book are implemented in our vendor management software.

This article explains why small and mid sized vendors create outsized third party risk and how programs can bring them into view without adding heavy overhead. It covers the regulatory direction in the United States and the influence of DORA in the European Union, then offers a practical playbook for teams. Readers get a minimum viable evidence set, ways to use annual attestations as live monitoring, guidance on explainable scoring, and a short list of metrics that prove progress. The goal is fast, defensible assurance for the long tail of vendors.