The Third-Party Risk Maturity Gap: What 2026 Research Reveals
Third-party risk management programs have never been more visible to stakeholders, regulators, and even your customers. The stakes are high as the risk of breaches becomes more commonplace, requiring third-party risk assessments to strive for efficiency and accuracy. Across countless industries, organizations implement policies, standardized assessments, documented workflows, and designed governance structures to manage vendor […]
The Future of TPRM: 5 Innovations Redefining TPRM in 2026
Third-party risk management is at a turning point. For years, risk teams have wrestled with manual evidence reviews, endless back-and-forth questionnaires, and siloed data sources that provide only partial visibility into third-party risk. The pace of innovation is accelerating, and the next wave of TPRM tools promises to reshape how organizations assess, monitor, and manage […]
Third-Party Risk Management Implementation Roadmap: 6-Step Guide for Enterprises
In today’s hyperconnected environment, where 98% of organizations have at least one third-party partner that has suffered a breach in the past two years, a mature third-party risk management (TPRM) program is no longer optional. It’s essential. The Importance of Structured Third-Party Risk Management Implementation Implementing a TPRM program that is both comprehensive and scalable, […]
A Modern Four-Step Playbook for Managing Emerging Vulnerabilities Across Your Third-Party Ecosystem
When a new vulnerability appears in the wild, security and third-party risk teams feel the pressure immediately. A single CVE can turn into a global incident in a matter of hours, and executives want fast, confident answers about whether their organization is exposed. Modern-day vendor ecosystems are vast and interconnected though, and most teams don’t […]
ProcessUnity 2025 Year in Review: Building Momentum Through AI-Driven Innovation and Community
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s clear this was a defining year for ProcessUnity. Across our product roadmap, customer community, and partner ecosystem, we made meaningful progress toward a shared goal: helping organizations manage third-party risk with greater confidence, efficiency, and shared collaboration on risk reduction within the Global Risk Exchange community. From nurturing […]
How to Build a Compliant, Future-Ready Third-Party Risk Management Program
A third-party vendor completes your annual assessment, responds to all the required questionnaires, and meets every regulatory standard. Then, six months later, a data breach at their organization exposes your customers’ sensitive information. What happened in between? This scenario highlights a critical vulnerability in compliance-focused third-party risk management programs, and underscores a growing challenge for […]