Security Is Only As Strong As The Weakest Third-Party Link
DARKReading, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Third-party risks are increasing dramatically, requiring CISOs to evolve from periodic assessments to continuous monitoring and treating partner vulnerabilities as their own to enhance organizational resilience.
Managing third-party risks has long been a challenge for companies, but recent changes in US trade policy are creating uncertainty with regard to supply chains and security. This uncertainty is prompting business leaders to reconsider their suppliers and partners, meaning chief information security officers (CISOs) also need to evolve their third-party risk monitoring to ensure they quickly understand and can mitigate any risks these new relationships bring. This means treating risks faced by third parties as if they were their own.