September 28, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Risk Professionals
In my previous blog, we discussed how replacing words like "think" and "feel" with "believe" while posing questions to your staff can provide better insight into your employees' ability to deliver responses that contain a both logical and emotional analysis in a single response. This month's continu ....
August 20, 2015 | Certification, Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP), Event, Third Party Risk
Our next Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) Workshop & Exam will be held on October 15-16, 2016 in Boston, MA. Individuals who pass the CTPRP examination and successfully comply with the requirements to earn and maintain the certification have a thorough working knowledge of third pa ....
June 26, 2015 | Certification, Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP), Data Breach, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Professionals, Third Party Risk, Third Party Risk Management
Hacker data breaches that exploit vulnerable third party vendors dominate news headlines, boardroom discussions, and C-suite meeting agendas. As a result of the proliferation of such attacks, it has become increasingly imperative for organizations to ensure successful evaluation, monitoring, and man ....
January 29, 2015 | Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP), Program Tools, Third Party Risk Management
Start 2015 on the right foot including your third party risk management program. Here are some suggested “New Year’s Resolutions” to incorporate into your strategic and tactical plans for the coming year: Resolution #1: I will incorporate the new SIG 2015 into my third party program. The new ....
December 18, 2014 | Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP), Collaborative Onsite Assessment, Program Tools, Regulations, Standards
It has been an exciting time to participate in the Shared Assessments Program. Looking back at 2014, it has been a good, active year, with the rollout of our Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) certification, our kick-off of the annual Vendor Risk Management Benchmark Study, the successf ....
November 20, 2014 | Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP), Risk Professionals, Third Party Risk
Goodwill Industries recently fell on bad times when a vendor’s system was attacked by malware, giving criminals access to payment card information—names, payment cards, and expiration dates ((http://www.goodwill.org/press-releases/goodwill-provides-update-on-data-security-issue/)). This appears ....