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“Put yourself in their shoes…” is a commonplace reminder to practice empathy. You must put on someone else’s shoes (and then walk a mile) to understand how someone thinks and to gain a sense of the landscape in which this person lives or works. Supply Wisdom, a provider of real-time risk ....

Andrew Moyad (CEO, Shared Assessments) recently sat down with Michael Crawford (Head of Operations, Opstream) to talk about his risk management career. This blog post presents outtakes from the interview, exploring Andrew's winding career path (along with a few laughs). Whether you are wondering abo ....

Risk practitioners wonder about it: “CTPRP vs. CTPRA? Which certification is right for me?"  Poet Robert Frost wrote about it: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…” Major League Baseball player Yogi Berra spoke of it: “When you come to the fork in the road, take it!” Doing busin ....

What Is A Certified Third Party Risk Assessor? A Shared Assessments Certified Third Party Risk Assessor is a risk professional with demonstrated knowledge, expertise and proficiency within specific IT risk control domains. CTPRAs are able to effectively use their knowledge to perform a comprehensiv ....

American “renaissance man” Benjamin Franklin spoke about risk management professional development centuries ago when he advised that “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” CTPRP pays interest: of Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) certification holders, 80% repo ....

A college student majoring in Economics and Data Science, I love analytical thinking and learning. As part of my internship with Shared Assessments this summer, I leapt at the opportunity to take the Third Party Risk Fundamentals Certificate course.    With no experience in TPRM, I hoped ....