Your third parties are part of your attack surface.
Most breaches start with a vendor. We inventory who touches what data, assess them against a calibrated risk threshold, and monitor for material changes — without the questionnaire-fatigue theater.
- Engagement
- Project or ongoing
- Coverage
- Tiered
- Inventory
- Yes
- Monitoring
- Continuous
What VRM covers
Vendor inventory & tiering
Inventory all third parties, tier by data sensitivity and operational dependency. Concentration risk surfaced.
Calibrated assessment depth
Tier-1 vendors get deep questionnaires + evidence review; tier-3 gets a smoke test. Effort matches risk.
Contract & DPA review
Security clauses, breach-notification timing, audit rights — reviewed against your risk register.
Continuous monitoring
Public-signal monitoring (data breaches, certificate expiries, ratings shifts) on tier-1 vendors.
Onboarding & renewal workflows
VRM integrated into procurement so it doesn't get bypassed under deadline pressure.
Annual vendor review
Tier-1 vendors re-assessed annually with evidence refresh. Tier-3 spot-checked.
Build the program, then operate it
- 01Weeks 1–2
Inventory & tiering
Pull from procurement, finance, and IT to build a complete vendor picture. Tier by data + operational risk.
- 02Weeks 2–6
Tier-1 assessments
Deep assessments on the riskiest vendors — questionnaires, evidence requests, attestation review.
- 03Weeks 6–8
Workflow integration
VRM checkpoints embedded in procurement, contract review, and renewal cycles.
- 04Ongoing
Monitor & renew
Continuous monitoring on tier-1, annual refresh on all, ad-hoc on triggers.
What you walk away with
- Complete vendor inventory tiered by data + operational risk
- Concentration-risk view across the supply chain
- Tier-1 vendors assessed with evidence on file
- Procurement integration so VRM isn't bypassed
- Continuous monitoring on the highest-risk vendors
- Audit-evidence for SOC 2 vendor management criteria