In this blog, Jennifer Hancock, Senior Vice President of Professional Development & Education at Shared Assessments, recalls pivotal moments that have shaped her approach to risk management and invites early-career risk professionals to join the new Shared Assessments Foundations Committee,...

The first day of the 2025 Shared Assessments Summit launched with the energy and vision befitting its milestone 20th anniversary. Themed “To Boldly Go,” this year’s Summit challenges risk leaders to break from tradition and take proactive steps into the...

The 18th annual Shared Assessments Third Party Risk Summit returns to Fort Lauderdale on March 26-27, 2025, embracing this year's forward-looking theme: "To Boldly Go." As organizations navigate the evolving complexities of third party risk management (TPRM), the Summit provides...

Understanding The Role Of Third-Party Vendors In Business Operations Imagine a world where your business depends on numerous external partners, each essential to your success yet also bringing potential risks into play. Third-party vendors are exactly that —external companies providing...

As we move into the new year, Shared Assessments is thrilled to introduce some exciting developments in our Committees for 2025. These updates will create more opportunities for professionals across all stages of their careers in third-party risk management (TPRM) ...

Shared Assessments’ latest TPRM professional resource, Effective TPRM Foundations: Building Business Continuity and Operational Resilience to Strengthen Supply Chains, provides strategies for leveraging operational resilience and business continuity planning to build supply chain resilience. The resource underscores how quantifiable metrics...

Vendor Risk Management Maturity Model (VRMMM) VRMMM is more than the sound of a Formula 1 race car at the starting line – it’s the preeminent benchmarking tool for risk management! The Vendor Risk Management Maturity Model (VRMMM) helps organizations...

DORA Compliance Shared Assessments’ Standardized Information Gathering Questionnaire (SIG) is a valuable tool for achieving DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) compliance. The SIG provides a structured framework for assessing third-party risk. Shared Assessments 2025 SIG, to be released later this...

Remember, we turn our clocks back the first Sunday in November as we fall into fall. And, we upgrade to the newest SIG the first Thursday in November as we rise above risk! Every year, Shared Assessments updates its tools...

What is a SOC Report? Understanding SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 System and Organization Controls reports, or SOC reports, are a framework to help companies gain trust in their vendors’ services or products through an examination of their...

Third-Party Risk Management Product Release 2025 In the coming weeks, Shared Assessments will release its 2025 Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Product Suite - and resilience is the word! Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived and accelerated. 63% of organizations with more...

Shared Assessments newest TPRM professional resource is Supply Chain Risk Management: Guiding Robust Third & Nth Party Governance. The inter-related nature of complex supply chains is changing how managing risk in third party relationships is conducted. The implications of the...