Partner risk management in cybersecurity focuses on identifying, assessing, and mitigating the risks associated with collaborating with other organizations. Organizations often share data and systems with partners in today's interconnected business environment, creating potential security vulnerabilities. A security breach at a partner organization can significantly impact your security posture, potentially leading to data breaches, reputational damage, and financial losses.
How ThreatNG Helps with Partner Risk Management
ThreatNG offers a comprehensive suite of tools to help organizations effectively manage partner risks:
Supply Chain & Third-Party Security Rating: This rating identifies and assesses your partners' security posture. It utilizes various techniques, including domain analysis, dark web monitoring, and social media analysis, to uncover potential risks associated with your partnerships.
Domain Intelligence: This module helps map the connections between your organization and your partners. ThreatNG can analyze DNS records, subdomains, and certificates to identify potential weaknesses and assess the shared infrastructure's security.
Dark Web Presence: ThreatNG monitors the dark web for mentions of your partners, including discussions about security incidents, data breaches, or vulnerabilities. This provides early warnings about potential risks associated with your partnerships.
Sensitive Code Exposure: If your partners have inadvertently exposed sensitive information, such as API keys or credentials, in public code repositories, ThreatNG can detect this and alert you to the potential risk.
Technology Stack Identification: By identifying the technologies used by your partners, ThreatNG can help you assess their security posture and identify potential vulnerabilities that could impact your organization.
Sentiment and Financials: This module provides insights into your partners' financial health and reputation. Any negative news or financial instability can indicate increased risk.
Examples of ThreatNG's Modules and Capabilities in Action:
Supply Chain & Third-Party Exposure: ThreatNG identifies that one of your partners is highly susceptible to phishing attacks, potentially risking your shared data. This allows you to proactively engage with your partner to discuss security improvements and ensure they take appropriate steps to mitigate the risk.
Domain Intelligence: ThreatNG discovers that a partner organization has a vulnerable web application that could be exploited to access your shared data. This information allows you to alert your partner and work together to address the vulnerability.
Dark Web Presence: ThreatNG detects a discussion on a dark web forum about a potential data breach at one of your partners. This allows you to proactively investigate the issue and take steps to protect your systems and data.
Working with Complementary Solutions:
ThreatNG can integrate with other security solutions to enhance partner risk management:
Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Platforms: TPRM platforms provide a centralized repository for managing partner risk assessments and due diligence. ThreatNG's findings can be integrated into TPRM platforms to provide a complete picture of partner risk.
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs): TIPs provide curated threat intelligence that can be used to identify and assess risks associated with specific partners and technologies. ThreatNG's findings can be enriched with TIP data to provide a more comprehensive understanding of partner risks.
Security Ratings Services: These services provide quantitative assessments of your partners' security posture, complementing ThreatNG's qualitative analysis.
Benefits of Using ThreatNG for Partner Risk Management:
Enhanced Visibility: Gain a comprehensive view of your partners' security posture and identify potential risks associated with each partnership.
Proactive Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks before they impact your organization.
Improved Partner Relationships: Collaborating on security assessments and risk mitigation strategies can strengthen your partner relationships.
Reduced Risk of Data Breaches: Minimize the risk of data breaches and other security incidents originating from your partners' systems.
Strengthened Security Posture: Improve your overall security posture by proactively addressing risks associated with your partner ecosystem.
