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Third-party risk management

Identify third party risks with automated scans, data lookups, and digital questionnaires

A single incident impacting one supplier can disrupt your operations, impacting business continuity and reputation.

Your CyberKainos vCISO will make sure you have a comprehensive and field tested third party risk management program in place, to help mitigate the impact of another vendors' cyber incident on your organisation.

High risk supplier assessments
80% / faster

Automation empowers your team to cut the time it takes to complete high risk supplier assessments by up to 80%.

CyberKainos TPRM. Automated supplier risk management

Automated supplier assessments, continuous monitoring & audit‑ready reporting aligned to NIS2, DORA, GDPR, and ISO 27001

CyberKainos deliver a 360-degree view of supplier risk. We make it easy to onboard suppliers, while its powerful automation assesses them against key security standards or your custom questionnaires. This information is correlated with external threat data to deliver a clear and signposted pathway, outlining the areas that require your focus to facilitate remediation.

Accelerate your third party risk management program

  • Automate vendor assessments against the control framework of your choice, or build your own to suit your unique challenges
  • Continuously monitor third-party risks and trigger reassessments as required
  • Create sharable, real-time dashboards that surface your most pressing priorities, meaning you know where to start and focus resource
Speak to an expert

Speak to an expert and make sure your existing TPRM program is working for you.

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Take control

We put you in control of your third party risk management

✓High risk supplier audits can be completed in hours thanks to automating the process of combining questionnaire responses with due diligence from multiple sources
✓Visualise security posture of vendors, continuously scan for vulnerabilities, and mitigate security risks, as required by the NIS2 directive
✓Understand risks and manage priorities thanks to a customisable risk severity scoring system
✓Uncover forgotten IT systems, unauthorised use of cloud services, unlawful publication of URLs or email addresses.
✓Share the results with your suppliers, empowering them to address their security gaps without delay
✓If you need help acting or prioritising actions based on your data, your dedicated CyberKainos vCISO is just a phone call away
Your CyberKainos vCISO

Your CyberKainos vCISO will take responsibility for:

Process automation
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Accelerating third party risk assessments

Automation empowers your team to cut the time it takes to complete high risk supplier assessments by up to 80%

Threat alert
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Prioritising your highest risk vendors

Allowing you to make confident decisions based on real-time data regarding risk severity and the potential impact on business continuity

Third party risk management
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Improving your own compliance position

They will implement third party risk management practises in line with key compliance frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIS2, and DORA

Meet the team

Meet the CyberKainos vCISO team

Leadership team →
Nick Prescot, Founder / Lead CISO
Founder / Lead CISO

Nick Prescot

Nick is the founding lead consultant at CyberKainos, and brings over 15 years of cybersecurity experience to the business. His path into cyber began while serving in the British Army, where he developed a keen appreciation for operational discipline and strategic thinking. He has since worked with countless teams as a Principal Security and Senior GRC Consultant, delivering cyber security assessments, analysis, reviews and remediation / improvement strategies for clients around the world, from emerging start-ups to FTSE 100.

As an interim CISO and ‘vCISO’, he has led and managed cyber security teams, and has extensive experience within FCA / PRA regulated entities, e-commerce retailers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Sachin Patel, vCISO Consultant
vCISO Consultant

Sachin Patel

Sachin is a skilled cyber security leader with 20 years of experience in technology, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), vCISO services, and enterprise security strategy. He has led security initiatives for leading financial institutions, aligning programmes with ISO 27001 and other standards. His work has covered risk assessments, policy development, vulnerability management, and third-party risk oversight. As a trusted vCISO, he has delivered strategic roadmaps and senior stakeholder reporting, helping organisations enhance resilience and foster a strong, security-aware culture.

FAQs

Third-Party Risk Management FAQs

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What is Third Party Risk Management?

Third party risk management (TPRM) is the process of identifying, assessing, monitoring, and reducing risks introduced by vendors, suppliers, contractors, and service providers. Businesses use TPRM programs to protect sensitive data, maintain compliance, and reduce operational, cybersecurity, financial, and reputational risks.

Why is third party risk management important?

Modern organisations rely heavily on external vendors for software, cloud infrastructure, payment processing, logistics, and business operations. If a vendor experiences a data breach, outage, or compliance failure, their clients can also be impacted. Effective third-party risk management helps prevent supply chain disruptions, cyberattacks, compliance violations, and reputational damage.

What types of risks does a Third party risk management program assess?

A comprehensive third party risk management program typically evaluates:

  • Cybersecurity risks
  • Data privacy risks
  • Regulatory and compliance risks
  • Financial stability risks
  • Operational risks
  • ESG and sustainability risks
  • Reputational risks
  • Fourth-party and supply chain risks

Advanced TPRM platforms also provide continuous monitoring and automated risk scoring to identify emerging threats faster.

How does CyberKainos' third party risk management software work?

By centralising vendor assessments, onboarding workflows, questionnaires, risk scoring, reporting, and continuous monitoring into one location. It can also automate repetitive tasks such as chasing for security questionnaire responses, evidence collection, and compliance gap tracking to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.

What should I look for in a third-party risk management provider?

When evaluating your TPRM options, you should look for experience and proven expertise across these areas.

  • Automated vendor onboarding
  • Customisable questionnaires
  • Risk scoring and tiering
  • Continuous monitoring
  • Compliance reporting
  • Workflow automation
  • Integration with existing security tools
  • Attack surface monitoring
  • Audit-ready reporting dashboards

A CyberKainos vCISO will help scale your TPRM program as your organisation grows by simplifying compliance and reducing operational overhead.

CyberKainos supports 96 global frameworks and standards through the Aegis Platform including:

INFORMATION SECURITYISO 27001PERSONAL DATA PRIVACYGDPRSERVICE ORG CONTROLSSOC 2HEALTH DATA PROTECTIONHIPAAAI MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSISO 42001UK GOVERNMENT SCHEMECYBERESSENTIALSCYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORKNIST CSF
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