What is Third-Party Risk Management?

Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) is a structured discipline and set of processes that identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks to an enterprise that arise from its external vendors, suppliers, service providers, and other third-party relationships. Expanded Explanation 1. Technical Function and Core Characteristics TPRM establishes governance, processes, and controls to manage risks related to security, privacy, operational resilience, compliance, and performance across the third-party

How widely is Third-Party Risk Management used?

25 organizations in our directory are tagged Third-Party Risk Management, referenced across 4 articles and 1 open source project.

What is Third-Party Risk Management most closely associated with?

Third-Party Risk Management is most closely associated with Cybersecurity and Threats.

Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)

Last updated August 24, 2026

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NewsArticle Trustero Extends its AI-Powered GRC Platform to Third-Party Risk Management NewsArticle Rapid7 Cyber GRC Becomes Generally Available on Rapid7 Command Platform BlogPosting SecurityScorecard 2025 Global Third-Party Breach Report reveals surge in vendor-driven attacks and 1 more on this page

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Articles mentioning this entity 4 Open source projects 1 Organizations tagged 25 Organizations 6clicks, BitSight, Black Kite, BlueVoyant, Cloud Security Alliance, Convoke Communications, CyberGRX, Cyble, Elpha Secure, Exostar, Fortress Information Security, Grip Security, HackNotice, Interos, MetricStream, OneTrust, Panorays, ProcessUnity, RiskRecon, SecurityScorecard Related terms Related terms (co-occurring topics)

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The primary source CreativeWork prnewswire.com https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trustero-extends-its-ai-powered-grc-platform-to-third-party-risk-management-302901165.html

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