Third-party risk work

Why Third-party risk work?

Third-party vendors are a growing source of cyber risk, and IT leaders are under pressure to manage it without clear visibility or expert guidance.

Incomplete or outdated vendor risk inventories

Manual, inconsistent assessments that drain internal resources

Lack of contextual risk insight to drive decisions

Compliance pressures across multiple frameworks

Limited expertise to evaluate vendors’ actual security postures

30%

“By 2026, 30% of enterprises will include AI system risk in their cybersecurity strategy.”

Gartner

Our Third-party risk work Approach

Pinebar’s Third-party risk work helps you operationalize and scale vendor risk management with a proven, programmatic approach.

We combine deep cybersecurity expertise with tailored assessments, frameworks, and remediation strategies to help you reduce exposure, prioritize action, and stay audit-ready.

Whether you're building a program from scratch or optimizing an existing one, our team becomes an extension of yours, bringing structure, clarity, and confidence to every vendor relationship.

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Third-party risk work
Outcomes

A risk-informed vendor ecosystem with faster, standard assessments.

Regulatory alignment across NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and more.

Clear reporting for executive and board-level stakeholders.

Pinebar’s
Third-party risk work Capabilities

Expert-Led Risk Assessments

In-depth evaluations tailored to each vendor’s business impact and data access, uncovering real risk, not just checkbox answers.

Vendor Inventory & Classification

We help you establish and maintain a dynamic inventory, tiered by risk level, for efficient oversight and prioritization.

Customizable Assessment Frameworks

Use industry standards (NIST, ISO, SIG, etc.) or build custom questionnaires that align with your business needs.

Remediation Guidance & Follow-Up

We don’t just highlight gaps, we work with you and your vendors to close them with usable remediation plans and timelines.

Board-Ready Risk Reporting

Get executive-level dashboards and reporting that translate technical assessments into clear, risk-informed decisions.

Compliance Alignment

Map third-party controls to regulatory and industry frameworks for continuous audit readiness and reduced compliance gaps.

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A Third-party risk work Use Case

Strengthening Third-party risk work for Regulatory Compliance

A mid-sized financial services firm needs to improve its third-party risk program to meet evolving regulatory requirements and reduce exposure across hundreds of vendors. Their internal team struggles with inconsistent assessments, limited vendor visibility, and growing compliance pressure from frameworks like FFIEC and ISO 27001.

By engaging our Third-party risk work advisory team, the firm can establish a scalable, risk-based vendor classification model, standardize assessments using industry-aligned frameworks, and implement clear remediation workflows. Our consultants act as an extension of their security team, helping them identify critical gaps, prioritize vendor actions, and prepare for audits with confidence.

60%

Reduce high-risk vendor exposure by
up to 60%

ISO 27001

Achieve full alignment with FFIEC and ISO 27001 requirements