THIRD-PARTY RISK MANAGEMENT & VENDOR AUDITING

Third-Party Risk Management & Supply Chain Governance

Prevent third-party data breaches, supply chain ransomware, and vendor compliance violations. End-to-end vendor security assessments, automated SIG/CAIQ questionnaires, continuous dark web telemetry, and RBI/SEBI/ISO 27001 regulatory governance.

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Vendor Supply Chain Visibility
SIG & CAIQ
Automated Questionnaire Intake
Continuous
Dark Web & Threat Telemetry

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6 Core Pillars of Enterprise Third-Party Risk Management

Protect your crown jewels from compromised third-party vendors, outsourced development partners, SaaS platforms, and digital supply chains.

Automated Assessment Frameworks

Customized SIG (Standardized Information Gathering), CSA CAIQ, and ISO 27001 assessment questionnaires with automated evidence validation.

  • Automated SIG Core & Lite questionnaires
  • SOC 2 Type II & ISO certificate validation
  • Automated gap scoring & evidence tracking

Continuous Vendor Cyber Telemetry

Non-intrusive 24/7 external surface monitoring of vendor domains, open administrative ports, expired TLS certificates, and dark web credential leaks.

  • Real-time vendor security ratings & alerts
  • Exposed vendor API & cloud storage detection
  • Dark web employee credential exposure

Contractual Security Governance

Drafting and auditing Master Services Agreement (MSA) security schedules, right-to-audit clauses, and mandatory 6-hour incident disclosure SLAs.

  • Enforceable right-to-audit contract clauses
  • Mandatory 6-hour breach notification terms
  • Post-contract secure data destruction proof

Fourth-Party Supply Chain Mapping

Mapping dependencies of your vendors' sub-processors and cloud hosting providers to uncover hidden systemic concentration risks.

  • Sub-processor data privacy compliance
  • Cloud concentration & redundancy audit
  • Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) alignment

Supply Chain Threat Alerting

Instant notification whenever a software vendor in your stack suffers a zero-day exploit, ransomware attack, or critical CVE vulnerability.

  • Targeted zero-day vendor compromise alerts
  • Immediate blast-radius assessment playbooks
  • Remediation SLA tracking

Regulatory TPRM Compliance

Satisfying RBI Outsourcing Guidelines, SEBI Cyber Resilience Framework, ISO 27001:2022 Control 5.19 (Supplier relationships), and SOC 2 Type II.

  • RBI Outsourcing of Financial Services audit
  • Board-ready vendor risk heat maps
  • Annual third-party attestation sign-offs

5-Stage Third-Party Risk Management Roadmap

From vendor discovery and risk tiering to continuous external surveillance and regulatory audit sign-offs.

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STAGE 1: VENDOR DISCOVERY & CRITICALITY TIERING

Inventory Categorization & Scoping

Cataloging all third-party software, outsourced IT, and SaaS vendors, categorizing them into Tier 1 (High/PII access), Tier 2 (Moderate), and Tier 3 (Low risk).

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STAGE 2: QUESTIONNAIRE & EVIDENCE INTAKE

Automated SIG / ISO Assessment Dispatch

Dispatching customized security questionnaires and ingesting SOC 2 reports, ISO 27001 certificates, VAPT reports, and business continuity plans.

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STAGE 3: TECHNICAL DUE DILIGENCE & ATTACK SURFACE AUDIT

Deep Cyber Telemetry & On-Site Audits

Conducting non-intrusive external attack surface assessments and dark web leak analysis, with physical on-site audits for Tier 1 high-risk vendors.

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STAGE 4: REMEDIATION & RISK ACCEPTANCE WORKFLOWS

Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Tracking

Issuing mandatory security remediation items to vendors with strict turnaround SLAs, ensuring critical security gaps are resolved before contract execution.

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STAGE 5: CONTINUOUS MONITORING & BOARD REPORTING

24/7 Threat Telemetry & Annual Re-Attestation

Continuously monitoring vendor security ratings, alerting on dark web breaches, and generating executive vendor risk reports for regulatory audits.

Frequently Asked Questions

Key details on vendor tiering, assessment timelines, and regulatory alignment.

We apply a risk-based tiering matrix evaluating data sensitivity (PII/banking data), network access levels, operational dependency, and regulatory scope. Tier 1 vendors receive comprehensive technical deep-dives, while Tier 3 commodity vendors receive automated lightweight SIG assessments.
Yes. Our TPRM program is fully aligned with the RBI Master Direction on Outsourcing of Financial Services, RBI IT Governance Directions, SEBI Cyber Resilience Framework, and ISO 27001:2022 supplier management controls.
Yes. Under contractual "Right-to-Audit" clauses and mutual Rules of Engagement (RoE), our certified ethical hackers perform external and web application penetration tests directly on your vendor's infrastructure to independently verify security controls.

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