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Vendor Risk Management
Know which vendors matter, what risk they carry, and what evidence supports the decision. Every review is CISO-powered, CISO-quality, and CISO-backed, not a questionnaire filed and forgotten.
01The starting point
Every vendor, accounted for.
Most organizations do not have a vendor list. They have five partial ones. We take in all of your vendors and build one working inventory from wherever the truth currently lives.
Once the inventory exists, it stays alive: every vendor categorized by what it does, what data and access it touches, and what risk tier it deserves. Attention follows exposure, not alphabetical order.
02The method
From pile to program, in five motions.
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Take in every vendor
We import or build the inventory from your sources, then reconcile the duplicates, ghosts, and shadow purchases.
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Categorize what each one does
Every vendor gets a plain-language description of its role, the data it touches, and the access it holds.
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Assign risk tiers
High, moderate, low: assigned by exposure and business impact, so review effort lands where it matters.
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Review with evidence
A CISO-backed review of the vendor's actual security posture, documented with the evidence behind every conclusion.
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Keep the renewal cadence
Reviews do not expire quietly. Re-reviews are scheduled by tier, so last year's answer never becomes this year's assumption.
Evidence behind every conclusion
03The review
What a CISO-backed review actually means.
Not a form. A judgment, made by someone qualified to make it, written down with its evidence.
What we examine
- SOC 2 reports, attestations, and certifications
- Security questionnaires and supporting documents
- Cyber insurance certificates
- Contracts and data processing terms
- Breach history and public security record
- Data access, integrations, and blast radius if compromised
What you get
- A risk rating with the reasoning, not just a color
- Evidence notes: what was reviewed, and what it showed
- Gaps and follow-up requests, prioritized
- A plain-language recommendation you can act on
- A renewal date, so the review stays current
Vendor risk management is governance and risk work. It is not procurement outsourcing, and it is not legal advice. Where NDAs or document requests are needed, we coordinate those workflows where appropriate, alongside your counsel and your processes.
04Two ways to run it
On demand, or fully managed.
Same CISO-backed review at the core. The difference is who carries the process.
Tier 1
On-Demand Vendor Review
For teams that can run the chase, but want senior judgment on the result.
You handle
- Chasing the vendor and gathering collateral
- Collecting questionnaires, reports, and certificates
- Sending the package when it is ready
- Requesting re-reviews when renewals come up
Pronoetic delivers
- CISO-backed review of everything you send
- Risk rating, evidence notes, and gaps
- A clear recommendation in plain language
- Re-reviews on request
Tier 2 · Under the retainer
Managed Vendor Review Program
For teams that want the entire cycle carried for them, visibly and on schedule.
You handle
- Introductions and final risk decisions. That is it.
Pronoetic runs
- Document requests, working directly with vendor reps
- NDA and document-request workflow coordination where appropriate
- Collateral gathering, review, rating, and evidence notes
- Renewal re-reviews processed on schedule under the retainer
- Executive visibility into the whole cycle
| The work | On-Demand | Managed Program |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor inventory, categories, and risk tiers | Pronoetic | Pronoetic |
| Chasing vendors and gathering documents | You | Pronoetic |
| NDA and document-request workflow coordination | You | Pronoetic |
| CISO review, risk rating, and evidence notes | Pronoetic | Pronoetic |
| Renewal re-reviews | When you ask | On schedule |
Start here
Put your vendor list in front of a CISO.
Bring the spreadsheet, the export, or nothing at all. We will build the inventory, tier it, and tell you which renewals deserve attention first.