SecurityScorecard Blog: Due Diligence

Trust is essential in every good business partnership, but knowing whether your vendors merit that trust can be difficult. With the recent boost in information technology (IT) services, the avenues for which trust can be broken, e... Keep Reading

When third parties are involved in data breaches, the cost of those breaches rises by more than $370,000, according to Ponemon’s 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report. It stands to reason that most companies want to do their due dilig... Keep Reading

When you’re managing your cyber risk, you’re not just managing the risk that comes from within your organization. You need to worry about your third parties as well. Third parties like service providers can be a worrying source ... Keep Reading

Acquiring a business can be an exciting time, but you can’t rule out any potential complications that may arise during the period leading up to your ownership of the company. The due diligence process can be long and grueling, not... Keep Reading

When it comes to finance and legal issues, the due diligence process of a merger or acquisition is well outlined. During due diligence, the seller presents a potential buyer with insights into their company’s financial and legal b... Keep Reading

When you work with third parties, their risk is your risk. Common risks associated with vendors include everything from compliance risk to operational risk to financial and reputational loss.According to Ponemon’s 2018 Cost of a D... Keep Reading

Validate Vendor Risk Management with a Vendor Security Checklist We've compiled a checklist of items that your company can use to protect its infrastructure whenever it starts working with a new vendor, as part of routine vendor ... Keep Reading