https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/ Third-party risk management guidance from VendRisk360. en https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/dora-register-of-information/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/dora-register-of-information/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRegulations and complianceRavi, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamThe DORA register of information records every ICT third-party contract, the functions it supports and the subcontractors behind critical ones. Here is what it holds, who reports it and how to gather the data. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/php2shell-php-rce-vulnerabilities/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/php2shell-php-rce-vulnerabilities/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContinuous monitoringRavi, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamPHP2Shell is two critical PHP flaws that can let an unauthenticated attacker run code on a web server. Patch to 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 or 8.2.35, then check your vendors. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-data-breach-response/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-data-breach-response/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContinuous monitoringPooja Singh, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamWhen a vendor is breached, confirm it affects you, contact the vendor, check contract notice clauses and your own notification duties, look for fourth-party exposure, and record every decision. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-reassessment-frequency/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-reassessment-frequency/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThird-party risk managementRavi, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamThere is no single right reassessment cadence. Set it per tier in your own policy, anchor the clock on current evidence, and let events such as a breach or an ownership change bring a review forward. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-risk-assessment-checklist/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-risk-assessment-checklist/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTVendor risk assessmentPooja Singh, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamA vendor risk assessment checklist starts with scoping and tiering, then asks for evidence matched to each tier, reviews it for scope, dates and exceptions, tracks findings and records sign-off. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/interagency-third-party-guidance/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/interagency-third-party-guidance/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRegulations and complianceRavi, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamThe 2023 interagency guidance tells US banks to manage third parties across five life-cycle stages, with stronger oversight for critical activities. Here is what it asks, what examiners check and what is changing. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-concentration-risk/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-concentration-risk/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTNth-party and concentration riskRavi, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamVendor concentration risk is dependence on one provider, place or technology for many critical services. Measure it across the portfolio, test the blast radius, and plan exits and alternatives. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-tiering-mapping-to-inherent-risk/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/vendor-tiering-mapping-to-inherent-risk/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThird-party risk managementNeha, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamInherent risk combines a vendor's tier (the impact if it fails) with its exposure (how likely harm is). A simple, configurable matrix maps the two, and floors and overrides keep the result honest. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/inherent-vs-residual-risk/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/inherent-vs-residual-risk/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThird-party risk managementNeha, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamInherent risk is a vendor's risk before its controls are considered. Residual risk is what remains after controls are tested on evidence and findings are treated, and it should never exceed inherent risk. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/soc-2-type-1-vs-type-2/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/soc-2-type-1-vs-type-2/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTVendor risk assessmentPooja Singh, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamA SOC 2 Type 1 report checks control design on one date; a Type 2 also tests whether controls worked over a period. Ask important vendors for Type 2 and treat Type 1 as a first step. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/what-are-cuecs/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/what-are-cuecs/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTVendor risk assessmentPooja Singh, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamCUECs are controls a vendor's SOC report assumes you operate. If you do not operate them, the auditor's conclusion may not hold for you, so map each one to your own control and keep evidence. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/what-is-fourth-party-risk/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/what-is-fourth-party-risk/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTNth-party and concentration riskRavi, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamFourth-party risk is downstream risk from your vendors' own providers. You find them in the evidence you review and through outside-in monitoring, then reconcile both into one record per provider. https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/what-is-vendor-tiering/https://www.vendrisk360.com/blog/what-is-vendor-tiering/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThird-party risk managementNeha, VendRisk360 Marketing TeamVendor tiering sorts every third party into a risk band, usually four tiers plus a recorded exemption, so evidence, monitoring, sign-off and reassessment scale with the harm each vendor could cause.