Solution

DORA

Our cloud-based risk platform is tailored to help you master your ICT supply chain risks and comply with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with efficiency and ease.

DORA

3 challenges

#1. Visibility of ICT risks

Keeping an overview of the entire third-party landscape is not simple, but essential considering evolving threats and the requirements stated in the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Many organisations do not have full visibility on their third-party landscape.

#2. Stakeholder engagement

Engaging internal teams with risk management and internal control activities, such as risk profiling, control testing or assessment reviews, can be challenging due to a lack of understanding, inadequate communication, resistance to change or tool fatigue.

#3. Compliance workload

Securing risk professionals can be both challenging and expensive. This is especially true as organisations grapple with challenges across various risk domains, striving to mitigate emerging risks and manage the rising number of compliance frameworks and requirements.

Key benefits

  • Align with best-practices
  • Streamline processes
  • Improve stakeholder engagement
  • Standardise reporting
  • Improve decision-making
Solve your challenges

3 common challenges
and our solutions

#1. Visibility of ICT risks

Keeping an overview of the entire third-party landscape is not simple, but essential considering evolving threats and the requirements stated in the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Many organisations do not have full visibility on their third-party landscape.

#2. Stakeholder engagement

Engaging internal teams with risk management and internal control activities, such as risk profiling, control testing or assessment reviews, can be challenging due to a lack of understanding, inadequate communication, resistance to change or tool fatigue.

#3. Compliance workload

Securing risk professionals can be both challenging and expensive. This is especially true as organisations grapple with challenges across various risk domains, striving to mitigate emerging risks and manage the rising number of compliance frameworks and requirements.

Our features to simplify & automate compliance

Risk management: One integrated risk register for all internal risk disciplines

Register internal and external risks. Link risks to a specific third-party, internal control(s) and/or location within your organisation. Follow the ISO 31000 best-practice workflow containing of risk identification, assessment, treatment and monitoring. Use the interactive risk matrix to easily filter different risk disciplines and scores.

Third-party management: All your third-party information centralised and connected

One integrated register for all your third parties. Register multiple contracts per third-party. Assign risk profiles to segment your landscape, taking into account multiple risk domains such as cybersecurity, sustainability and compliance. Connect with your procurement system to retrieve and enrich your supplier data.

Compliance management: Obtain a full overview of all your internal and external compliance requirements

One integrated register for all your internal & external compliance requirements Use it to manage compliance requirements for security, sustainability, privacy, legal, quality and many others. Define a specific scope & applicability per compliance requirement and link them to one or more assessment questionnaires. Monitor compliance in real-time.

Assessment management: Third-party self-assessment activities streamlined and automated

Integrate the different third-party assessment efforts of all your risk and compliance disciplines. Combine questionnaires from different risk disciplines into one third-party assessment. Suppliers log in to a secure supplier portal in which they can collaborate and provide their evidence. Our AI-powered review module makes an initial analysis.

Real-time monitoring: Instantly receive alerts about your third-parties and follow-up efficiently and effectively

Continuously monitor your third-parties in 2 million news sources and receive instant alerts on negative news articles. Activate our out-of-the-box integrations with BitSight, SecurityScorecard, Ecovadis, Refinitif and many others to retrieve your third-parties' security, sustainability, financial or compliance risks ratings in one central overview.

Action plan management: Assign action plans to internal stakeholders and third-parties and track follow-up

Consolidate remediation actions across all internal teams and third-parties within a unified action plan repository. Assign ownership through our platform and Microsoft Teams. Set and adjust timelines for each action, with reminders to keep progress on track via our platform's virtual officer, e-mail and Teams. Visual indicators offer status updates, simplifying oversight.

Managed service: Outsource TPRM to one of our partners and benefit from their scale, expertise and global reach

For organisations with limited time or resources for third-party risk management, we have formed partnerships with esteemed experts in the field. These partners can fully manage the entire third-party risk management process for you, encompassing risk profiling, due diligence, and real-time monitoring, by using our fit-for-purpose platform. Schedule a conversation.

Some of our
DORA
clients and partners

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FAQ

In the overview below, we have listed the most frequently asked questions and answers. Do you still have questions? Just reach out to one of our experts.

Can I effectively manage third-party risks with 3rdRisk without a dedicated team?

Yes. By using our third-party risk platform, you can already assess and monitor up to 100 third parties with only a few hours a week. In addition, you can also decide to outsource third-party risk management activities. For organisations that are inclined to outsource these tasks, we have established partnerships with renowned partners who are well-versed in leveraging our platform’s capabilities allowing them to deliver excellent quality at a competitive price.

Do I need training to operate the 3rdRisk platform?

No. No training or certification is required to operate the 3rdRisk platform. For organisations that choose to manage their third-party risk management program in-house, our platform acts as an intuitive platform, streamlining processes and making follow-up and monitoring straightforward. Its design ensures that teams can quickly familiarise themselves with its features, reducing the learning curve and allowing for immediate implementation.

Can I perform a risk analysis on ICT services and service providers?

Yes, risk profile analysis can be done on a third-party level as well as a contract (ICT service) level.

Can I identify and manage concentration risks within 3rdRisk?

Yes, you can quickly assess whether an existing or new third-party relationship poses a concentration risk within 3rdRisk. Furthermore, the 3rdRisk platform comes with various options to visualise the supply chain and aid decision making. You can also easily register an issue or risk that associated with a third-party relationship.

Can I define important and critical functions within 3rdRisk?

Yes, the 3rdRisk platform allows you to upload your organisation (such as organisation hierarchy, functions, key services, processes) and indicate if it is important or critical to you based on predefined set of criteria.

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