As an industry, government, and technology partners work to identify the key elements required to make blockchain mainstream (sovereign identity agreements, improved safety, and related regulations, interoperability and functionality, open and transparent commercial availability), the time to focus on risk in relation to DLT is now, even if it is not on your immediate horizon….
LEARN MOREThe Shared Assessments Third Party Risk Management Toolkit was built by member practitioners, for practitioners. Leveraging diverse industry experience and relationship perspective, the toolkit embodies a “Trust, but Verify” approach based on vetted, standardised methodology. Shared Assessments’ updated 2021 Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Toolkit is responsive to recent events. A global pandemic, shutdowns…
LEARN MORERegulations like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have triggered a convergence of third party risk management and data privacy. The complexity of navigating the nuances of each regulation and the operational challenges for third party relationships has generated considerable dialog within the Shared Assessments Program Privacy…
LEARN MORECybersecurity – The Weak Link in M&A Due Diligence? Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest risks in business today, but in M&A due diligence of the risks associated with cyber the cyber supply chain and the successful integration of IT within target organisations has been woefully overlooked. This is borne out by research, including…
LEARN MOREShared Assessments has released it’s latest White Paper – Building Best Practices: Third Party Contract Development, Adherence & Management. This paper documents best practices for streamlining Third Party contract development, approval, exceptions and addendums processes, examines the need for actionable contracts and shows how they can be written and managed across the relationship lifecycle from both…
LEARN MOREShared Assessments, the trusted source in Third Party risk, today released the latest version of the Program Tools for 2018, which are now available for download via the Members Resources area of the Shared Assessments website. The Shared Assessments 2018 Program Tools are an important component of the Shared Assessments Third Party Risk Management Framework, and…
LEARN MOREShared Assessments, the trusted source in Third Party risk, today released its GDPR Data Processor Privacy Tool Kit, another resource in the “Building Best Practices” series. The GDPR Data Processor Privacy Tool Kit provides preliminary guidance for both data controllers and data processors to effectively evaluate and manage Third Party processor risk under the European Union…
LEARN MOREDVV Solutions, leading experts in Third Party Risk Assessment, are proud to announce we have been accepted within the Shared Assessments global membership program with recognised status as an authorised Assessment Firm. In doing so, DVV Solutions has become the first UK-based Assessment Firm in the global community of leaders from disciplines such as information…
LEARN MOREReady or Not – IoT Third Party risks have arrived Research conducted by The Ponemon Institute, and shared in a study from Shared Assessments, has found that efforts to mitigate IoT Third Party risks need to significantly improve. The research highlights the fact that companies are relying on legacy technologies and governance practices to address potential…
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