Vendor-Provided Resources

The risk and compliance landscape is evolving faster than ever. Regulatory expectations continue to expand; new risk domains emerge, and organizations face increasing pressure to demonstrate control, transparency, and accountability across their third-party ecosystems. What was once a largely operational function has become a strategic imperative that spans the enterprise.

Selecting a third-party risk management (TPRM) platform is an important milestone, requiring diligence, alignment, and executive sponsorship. But for many organizations, the real challenge begins after the decision is made.

HITRUST transforms cybersecurity in third-party risk management from a costly compliance burden into a scalable, defensible, and resilient business advantage. Organizations using the HITRUST validated assurance model report higher efficiency, lower operational costs, and dramatically improved risk posture.

Infographic explaining how HITRUST transforms third-party risk management from a fragmented, reactive function into a scalable, efficient, and defensible assurance program.

Traditional TPRM has become complex, reactive, and hard to scale. Our new white paper explores a better way: Validated Assurance with HITRUST — a model that replaces fragmented oversight with verified, efficient, and defensible approach.

Two-tiered approach for Enterprises (Tier 1) and SMB (Tier 2) - lift and shift clauses for your procurement contract. (Note: this does not replace professional legal advice - use it as a guideline only.)

Traditional approaches often miss the SMB third and fourth party suppliers. Or they don't scale; questionnaires overwhelm the SMB and they're subjective. Certification against an international, non-subjective standard (SMB1001) solves this problem for hundreds of millions of third, fourth, and fifth parties worldwide. SMBs get it once, show it to many.

Selecting a third-party risk management (TPRM) platform shouldn’t require decoding marketing claims or reverse‑engineering regulatory expectations.

Our comprehensive Request for Proposal (RFP) Template gives you a clear, structured, and regulator‑aligned way to evaluate vendors—so you can make confident, defensible decisions.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concern—it’s a present-day disruptor. As vendors and partners increasingly adopt AI-enabled products and services, third-party and supply-chain risk professionals face a new challenge: managing a rapidly evolving risk landscape with limited guidance. This book delivers the clarity and structure needed to navigate that complexity.

Designed for business professionals—not just technologists—this practical guide walks readers through the full lifecycle of AI-related vendor risk, from intake to offboarding. With hands-on examples, actionable templates, and real-world use cases, it equips readers to assess and manage AI risk confidently, even in environments without dedicated IT security teams. It also explores how AI can be used within TPRM programs to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Connect Magazine Issue 16 explores how financial institutions are navigating an increasingly volatile and interconnected risk landscape. From machine learning under market stress and operational resilience in an uncertain world, to concentration risk, third-party dependencies, regulatory shifts and the growing influence of AI, this issue examines the pressures reshaping risk management as the industry moves toward 2026.

Through expert analysis, trendwatch features and onstage insights from senior risk leaders, Issue 16 highlights the need for anticipatory governance, stronger resilience frameworks, and integrated approaches to managing overlapping disruptions across technology, regulation, geopolitics, and markets.

Do you have enough people to manage your vendor portfolio?

Most teams don't. They're managing 50, 100, 200+ vendors with a skeleton crew, patching together assessments between fire drills and audit prep. Traditional vendor assessment takes 20-30 hours per vendor annually. Your team is drowning in questionnaires while new vendors keep getting added.

This calculator shows you exactly where you stand. Input your vendor count, current staffing, and how often you reassess. You'll see your actual capacity utilization and whether you're underwater.

The results explain why vendor management always feels impossible: Assessments take 3+ weeks. Vendors don't have BCPs. Your analysts are maxed out. The math just doesn't work.

Use this before your next budget conversation. It shows what you're actually short and what automation could free up based on your specific situation.