Expert Vendor Risk Management Services
Why Partner with Defend My Business for VRM?
Dedicated Support
We provide dedicated program support for your VRM lifecycle. Acting as your primary interface, we liaise with service partners to ensure robust implementation and effective execution of your vendor risk management program objectives, optimizing technical workflows.
Multiple Service Partners
Gain access to a diverse network of specialized VRM partners. We match your specific requirements, scale, and sector nuances to optimal vendor risk management tools and enterprise-grade platforms within our partner ecosystem for comprehensive coverage.
Veteran Experts
Leverage the expertise of our veteran VRM specialists. We provide informed guidance on selecting appropriate vendor risk management tools, frameworks, and partners, enabling the architecting of a resilient vendor risk management program addressing specific technical and operational challenges.
Customized Vendor Management Strategy
Is Your Vendor Risk Management Ready for the Next Level?
Comprehensive Vendor Risk Management Services
Vendor Risk Assessment
Partners perform comprehensive vendor risk assessments, evaluating security posture, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps via structured questionnaires and technical scans. Receive quantified risk scores and prioritized technical recommendations for existing vendors and new onboarding processes.
Third-Party Due Diligence
Regulatory Risk Management
Address critical cyber risk exposures from extended vendor ecosystems (third and fourth parties). Partners deliver specialized vendor security risk management services, including technical vulnerability assessments, penetration testing coordination, and detailed security questionnaires assessing technical controls and incident response capabilities.
SLAs Management
Continuous Vendor Monitoring
Achieve real-time visibility into vendor risk posture via continuous monitoring platforms. Partners integrate advanced vendor risk management tools utilizing external threat intelligence feeds, dark web monitoring, and security rating services for ongoing technical assessment, enabling proactive mitigating vendor risk.
Incident Response
Vendor Offboarding & Exit Strategy
Benefits of Effective Vendor Risk Management
01.
Enhanced Security Posture
Strengthen organizational security posture. Identify and mitigate technical risks from third and fourth parties. Protect sensitive data and critical systems from breaches within your vendor ecosystem by effectively managing vendor risks and cyber risk exposures.
02.
Improved Compliance
Streamline regulatory compliance management. Effective VRM ensures vendor adherence to technical controls mandated by regulations and standards ISO, NIST. Simplify audits and reduce penalties by actively managing risk and compliance status across your supply chain.
03.
Operational Efficiency
Optimize vendor onboarding and monitoring workflows. Leverage partner VRM platforms and automated tools. Free internal technical resources to focus on core functions while ensuring efficient execution of critical vendor risk assessment and continuous monitoring processes.
04.
Greater Business Resilience
Our Simple 4-Step Process to Expert VRM Services
Initial Consultation
Engage Defend my Business for a technical consultation. We analyze your vendor landscape, identify specific VRM challenges, and define technical service requirements to understand your precise needs and scope the project.
Partner Matching
Solution Deployment
We facilitate partner engagement, assisting with technical solution deployment and API integration for a seamless rollout of your VRM program, utilizing choosen vendor risk management tools and framework within your environment.
Ongoing Support
Receive ongoing technical liaison support from Defend my Business. We ensure partner VRM services remain effective, aligning activities like continuous monitoring and vendor risk analysis with your technical security objectives and program evolution.
