Third-Party Risk Review

Your third parties can become an extension of your attack surface. Cogent Infotech’s Third-Party Risk Review identifies security gaps, assesses external exposure, and helps you make informed decisions about the partners you rely on.

Common Challenges

Limited Vendor Visibility

Organizations often lack a clear picture of how third parties access, process, store, or transmit sensitive information.

Inherited Security Risk

A weakness in a vendor's environment can just as easily become security, operational, or compliance exposure for your organization.

Inconsistent Assessments

Without a structured approach, different vendors end up evaluated against different security expectations — or none at all.

Growing Regulatory Expectations

Organizations are increasingly expected to demonstrate real oversight of third-party security and supply-chain risk.

We assess the security posture of your critical third parties based on their access, services, data exposure, and potential impact on your organization. Our review establishes a consistent approach to identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing vendor-related risks, while giving your teams actionable information for ongoing risk management.

• Understand Vendor Exposure - Identify how third parties interact with your systems, data, and critical business processes.
• Evaluate Security Controls - Review vendor security practices, policies, controls, and available assurance evidence.
• Prioritize Third-Party Risk - Focus oversight and remediation efforts on the vendors that present the greatest potential risk to your organization.

What's Included

• Third-Party Risk Profiling - Categorize vendors based on criticality, access, data sensitivity, and potential business impact.
• Security Control Review - Evaluate third-party security policies, controls, and practices against defined requirements.
• Access & Data Exposure Analysis - Assess vendor access to systems, applications, sensitive information, and critical assets.
• Compliance & Assurance Review - Review relevant certifications, attestations, questionnaires, and supporting security documentation.
• Risk Scoring & Prioritization - Assign risk levels based on security findings, exposure, criticality, and business impact.
• Remediation & Monitoring Recommendations - Define practical actions for addressing identified risks and strengthening ongoing vendor oversight.

What You Receive

• Executive-level third-party risk summary
• Vendor risk profiles and classifications
• Security control and gap analysis
• Access and data exposure findings
• Compliance and assurance observations
• Risk scoring and prioritization
• Vendor remediation recommendations
• Third-party risk management improvement roadmap

Outcomes

Greater Supply Chain Visibility

Know which vendors have access to critical systems, sensitive data, and business processes and get a clearer picture of the risk your external ecosystem introduces.

Reduced Third-Party Exposure

Catch security weaknesses before they become an entry point into your environment. Strengthen oversight of the vendors whose security posture could directly affect you.

Smarter Vendor Decisions

Use consistent, risk-based assessments to support vendor onboarding, renewal, and ongoing relationship decisions, with deeper scrutiny where the potential impact is highest.

Stronger Third-Party Governance

Build a repeatable approach to vendor risk management, with clearer security expectations, documentation, accountability, and ongoing monitoring.

Who This Is For

Organizations that:

• Work with vendors or service providers that access sensitive data or systems
• Depend on cloud, technology, outsourcing, or managed service providers
• Are onboarding new critical third parties
• Need to review the security posture of existing vendors
• Are preparing for regulatory, contractual, or compliance requirements
• Have experienced changes across their third-party ecosystem
• Want to strengthen supply-chain security and vendor governance
• Need a consistent, risk-based approach to third-party oversight

Know Who Has Access. Understand the Risk.

• Your third parties can strengthen your business — or introduce risks you can't afford to overlook. Gain visibility into vendor security, prioritize the relationships that need attention, and build a more resilient third-party ecosystem.