Vendor Risk Assessments & Management Services

In-Depth Vendor Risk Assessments

Our assessments go beyond surface compliance to identify how vendor relationships might compromise your physical and logical security posture. Each assessment delivers:

• Objective risk scoring
• Contextual analysis of findings
• Actionable remediation guidance
• Executive summaries for leadership
• Technical details for implementation teams

Remember: Vendor assessment isn’t a one-time project but an ongoing program with strategically determined evaluation frequencies based on risk profiles.

Comprehensive Vendor Risk Reporting

Gain complete visibility into your vendor landscape with our 30-point risk criteria evaluation that:

• Creates a tiered risk landscape across all vendors
• Provides clear guidance on assessment depth requirements
• Establishes appropriate assessment frequencies
• Delivers executive dashboards for informed decision-making
• Tracks remediation progress over time

Legal Contract Review Support

Our specialists work alongside your legal team to strengthen vendor contracts by:

• Identifying risk mitigation gaps in contract language
• Recommending appropriate security and compliance clauses
• Ensuring alignment between technical requirements and legal documentation
• Establishing clear vendor accountability frameworks
• Creating measurable performance metrics

Evidence-Based Risk Analysis

Our methodology prioritizes concrete evidence over assumptions. We help you:

• Determine appropriate assessment scopes for each vendor
• Establish meaningful impact levels
• Create sustainable assessment cadences
• Implement practical analysis measures
• Consider inherent threats in service models, data handling, technology implementations, and business impact

Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets

Your organization’s data, reputation, and financial health are constantly exposed through vendor relationships. Our assessments:

• Identify hidden vulnerabilities in your supply chain
• Proactively address security gaps before breaches occur
• Verify vendor compliance with your data protection standards
• Reduce regulatory exposure
• Strengthen overall security posture

Preventing Financial and Reputational Damage

Third-party failures can cascade through your operations with devastating effects. Our approach helps:

• Minimize the risk of costly operational disruptions
• Avoid regulatory penalties and fines
• Maintain customer trust and satisfaction
• Protect brand equity
• Reduce incident response costs

Regulatory Compliance Verification

Different industries face varying compliance requirements. We verify vendor adherence to relevant standards such as:

• GDPR
• PCI DSS
• HIPAA
• SOC 2
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• ISO 27001
• Industry-specific regulations

Financial Stability Assessment

Vendor viability directly impacts your operational continuity. Our financial due diligence:

• Evaluates vendor financial health indicators
• Assesses operational sustainability
• Identifies warning signs of potential service disruptions
• Recommends contingency measures
• Protects your operational investments

Real-Time Risk Monitoring

Vendor risk isn’t static—it evolves continuously. Our monitoring capabilities:

• Provide alerts on emerging threats
• Track vendor security posture changes
• Identify compliance drift
• Monitor news and security events affecting your vendors
• Enable rapid response to changing risk profiles

Customized Assessment Templates and Reports

Your business is unique—your vendor risk program should be too. We offer:

• Industry-specific assessment frameworks
• Customized reporting formats
• Executive and technical reporting options
• Integration with existing GRC solutions
• Scalable approaches for organizations of all size

M&A Security Assessments: Specialized Vendor Risk

Mergers and acquisitions present unique vendor risk challenges. Our specialized M&A security assessments provide:

• Pre-acquisition risk analysis
• Financial impact assessments of security gaps
• Liability and business risk identification
• Security program integration roadmaps
• Cost estimates for remediation

Our Distinctive M&A Approach

• Security baseline establishment using recognized frameworks (NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27002, CoBIT)
• Comprehensive security scorecard development
• Financial impact analysis of identified gaps
• Cost estimation for missing security controls
• Integration cost forecasting