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Tools and Products

A Roadmap For Maturity: Revving Up Risk Management

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...

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Tools and Products

The 2025 Standardized Information Gathering Questionnaire (SIG): Rise Above Risk

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...

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Tools and Products

What Is A SOC Report?

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...

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Tools and Products

Move On Up: Rise Above Risk With Resilience

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...

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Tools and Products

What is GRC Software? A Comprehensive Guide to Governance, Risk, and Compliance

What Are GRC Tools? The Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software landscape has undergone dramatic transformation in the past decade. What began as a tool for managing compliance has evolved into sophisticated platform solutions for addressing a wide range of...

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Tools and Products

Using The SIG As An Outsourcer AND As A Vendor

We interact with current and prospective users of the Standardized Information Gathering Questionnaire (SIG) on a daily basis. Something we’ve both observed is segmentation on how Outsourcers and Vendors are using the SIG. We see organizations using the SIG as...

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