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Vendor Protection

Controls the risk that comes in through suppliers, IT vendors and outsourced partners.

VendorAwareTrainingVendorCheckAssessmentVendorGuardManaged protectionSimulationsRefreshersFix and hardenVendorProtection
Training · One-off or yearly

VendorAware

Builds the habit in people. HRD Corp claimable where registered.

  • Third party risk training for procurement and IT
  • Contract clause briefing
  • Vendor onboarding checklist session
Assessment · One-off project

VendorCheck

Finds the gaps today and ranks the fixes by risk.

  • Vendor risk questionnaire and scoring
  • Deep review of critical vendors
  • Data processor agreement review
  • Vendor access review
Managed · Monthly retainer

VendorGuard

Puts the cyber and physical controls in place, then watches and responds every month.

  • Least privilege access through a controlled gateway
  • Security clauses in vendor contracts
  • Ongoing monitoring and annual re-assessment
  • Vendor incident tracking
  • Contractor badges and escorted site access

Risks covered

Supply chain attacks, third party data leaks, vendor access misuse

Best for

Procurement, IT and risk teams with many outsourced providers

Malaysian anchor

PDPA data processor duties and Cyber Security Act 2024 for NCII entities.

Did you know?

Figures from published surveys and official reports on vendor risk in Malaysia.

Did you know third parties now feature in 30% of breaches? Third-party involvement in breaches doubled from 15% to 30% in a single year, the largest one-year shift Verizon has recorded.
Verizon2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, 12,195 confirmed breaches, as reported by The Register
Supply chain breaches cost more. Supply chain compromise was the second costliest attack type, at US$4.91 million per breach.
IBMCost of a Data Breach Report 2025

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