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Third-party risk management is increasingly popular for organizations today. Businesses no longer are required to operate within the confines of a physical building filled with employees. To put their products and services on the market, many organizations now rely on a vast network of various business relationships and employees. These business partners include suppliers, vendors, service providers, dealers, and more. Employees comprise of telecommuters, contractors, subcontractors, and consultants. However, with these relationships come considerable risks as disparate people, processes, and systems intersect less inside brick-and-mortar walls and more in the digital ecosystem.
In an effort to fend off the onslaught of cyberthreats, third-party compliance regulations are growing at a fast rate. Regulations, including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the US Conflict Minerals, PCI DSS, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, the EU’s GDPR, and the UK Bribery Act, are requiring organizations to rethink and often revamp their third-party risk management strategies.
