Given the increasing number of data privacy laws in the U.S., entering into appropriate data processing agreements (“DPAs”) with vendors has now become a critical component of vendor management. It ...

Businesses often rely on a network of vendors to support their operations, yet many don’t realize this reliance comes with significant cybersecurity risks. Because of this, strengthening vendor risk ...

The State of Trust Report by Vanta, which surveyed IT and business leaders in the U.S., U.K., and Australia in July 2025, ...

Through incomplete vendor security protocol and inconsistent compliance, among other factors, companies are leaving themselves vulnerable to nefarious actors. In 2020, hackers gained access to the ...

Managing external partners has become a critical part of doing business today. As companies expand and rely more on outsourcing, the risks tied to outside vendors grow larger. Businesses can face ...

A well-defined vendor contract management process facilitates efficient negotiation, standardization of terms, version tracking, and performance measurement. It also strengthens your organization’s ...

As part of CRN’s 2023 Storage 100, here are 40 vendors taking their data protection offerings to new heights. The line between data protection, data management, and data security or resilience is ...

Rende is the founder & CEO of Rhymetec, a cybersecurity firm providing cybersecurity, compliance and data privacy needs to SaaS companies. Vendor management is a crucial component in safeguarding ...

It is safe to say that the awareness of data among buy-side firms has come of age in recent years. The chief data officer, once regarded as an eccentricity of technologically focused businesses, is ...

Vendor management is the process of controlling costs, driving service excellence and mitigating risks to gain increased value from vendors throughout the deal life cycle. This strategy is crucial in ...

Benchmarking: Most firms say proprietary LLM tools make up less than half of their AI capabilities as they revaluate earlier ...