tprm
Safeguard articles tagged "tprm" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
29 articles
Vendor SBOM Ingest Program Blueprint
Asking vendors for SBOMs is easy. Building a program that actually does something with them is harder. Here is a working blueprint that scales past a hundred vendors.
Vendor Risk During M&A Due Diligence
M&A due diligence usually ignores vendor risk until the day after close. By then, the buyer has inherited a vendor portfolio with no visibility and no leverage.
SBOM-Driven Due Diligence for M&A
How SBOMs have become a standard input to technical due diligence for software acquisitions, what acquirers actually look for, and how sellers should prepare.
Telecom Supply Chain Strategy for 2026
How telecom operators should rebuild their software supply chain strategy for 2026: SBOM mandates, 5G core risks, vendor concentration, and reachability-driven prioritization.
TPRM Budget Justification For The Board
TPRM budgets get cut because the program cannot quantify what it prevents. Here is the framing that lands with boards: avoided losses, regulatory exposure, and continuity.
DORA for Financial Services Software Supply Chain
How EU DORA is reshaping software supply chain expectations for financial services in 2026, with practical guidance on ICT third-party risk, SBOMs, and incident reporting.
Financial Services Supply Chain Controls for 2026
What banks, broker-dealers, and insurers should require from their software vendors in 2026: DORA, NYDFS Part 500, OCC guidance, and the operational resilience controls that actually hold up.
Third-party risk management for fintech SaaS vendors
A practical, step-by-step fintech third-party risk management playbook: vendor discovery, tiering, security review, continuous monitoring, and contract controls.
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law compliance for sof...
What NAIC model law software vendor compliance means for insurtech and SaaS vendors, and how insurer TPRM programs are enforcing it in contracts today.
Best third-party and vendor risk management (TPRM) tools
A practical buyer's guide comparing six named third-party risk management tools — strengths, limitations, and where software supply chain visibility fills the gaps they miss.
DORA Register of Information: Lessons From the First Submission
The 30 April 2025 ESA deadline forced banks and insurers to inventory every ICT contract against 105 prescribed data points — and exposed structural gaps in third-party data.
Post-Incident Vendor Coordination
When a vendor's incident affects you, the coordination work between their IR team and your ops becomes its own project. How to run it well.