20. Faster, Better & Cheaper Vendor Due Diligence Reviews w/ Kevin Hermosura

Covid 19 has created lots and lots of challenges and opened our eyes to ones that lay dormant. One of the most stark realizations is how much we rely on our critical vendors. But how can you know a vendor is safe to work with, is reliable, and figure this out quickly and at a low cost? Enter ARM. Accelerated Risk Management   Pivot Point Security’s answer to the need for rapid risk assessment. If you are looking for a paradigm shift in the way you manage risk and assess your vendors this is the show you need to hear. Kevin Hermosura, one of our Third Party Risk Management & Vendor Due DIlligence Security Consultants here at Pivot Point Security talks with John Verry about using ARM to assess vendor’s risk (in minutes, not days). What we talked about:

• Third party risk management is generally lousy.
• Thanks to Covid, businesses are relying on vendors more than ever.
• Vendors are a massive security risk!
• There is a better way to assess and manage vendor risk

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