Third-party risk assessments are often described as time-consuming, repetitive, overwhelming, and outdated. Think about it: organizations, on average, have over 5,000 third parties, meaning they may feel the need to conduct over 5,000 risk assessments. In the old school method, that’s 5,000 redundant questionnaires. 5,000 long-winded Excel sheets. No wonder they feel this way. The reason why risk assessments have become so dreaded is that it has always been a process of individual inspection and … Continue reading Why chasing risk assessments will have you chasing your tail