Articles explaining all of the aspects of Vendor Risk Management and how to streamline your VRM efforts.
UpGuard's guide to vendor tiering at scale: a weighted risk model that tiers vendors objectively and routes high-risk vendors for review automatically.
Learn more about each of the three stages in the vendor risk management lifecycle: onboarding, risk management, and continuous monitoring.
Learn about which metrics are the most valuable for stakeholders and senior management in a Vendor Risk Management report.
Follow this guide for a complete overview of vendor risk scoring, why it’s important, and how it’s calculated.
Discover how automated vendor risk assessments could save your security team valuable time and energy.
What is a third-party risk assessment? A definition, what it includes, and how it differs from a vendor risk assessment. From UpGuard Vendor Risk.
Explore VRM technology solutions for colleges and universities, designed to automate processes, streamline workflows, and protect student data.
A breakdown of three applications of a vendor risk management strategy for three different third-party cyber risk contexts.
A breakdown of a vendor risk assessment example to inspire the design of your own risk assessment template and workflows.
Discover how vendor risk assessments can strengthen your VRM program with our step-by-step process and best practices.
A framework for implementing an efficient vendor risk management framework for efficiently managing vendor risks in the 2026 threat landscape.
A framework for implementing an efficient vendor risk assessment workflow into a Vendor Risk Management program in 2026.
A 6-stage VRM framework you can implement to increase resilience against the third-party risk threat landscape in 2026 and beyond.
Download a vendor risk assessment matrix template: likelihood × impact scoring, residual risk, and a procurement-ready example. From UpGuard Vendor Risk.
Explore what distinguishes vendor risk management from third-party risk management and how to implement VRM strategies into your existing TPRM framework.
Learn all about vendor due diligence questionnaires, and customize one for your organization using our free VDDQ template.
Discover how financial organizations like the U.S. Treasury mitigate third-party risk from external vendors using TPRM best practices.
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