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Vendor Risk Agent

Automates third-party risk assessments and continuous monitoring of vendor security posture.

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Created By
HHunto AI
Last UpdateLast update a month ago
CategoryGRC
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AWS
Cloud
critical
Salesforce
SaaS
high
Slack
Collaboration
medium
Zendesk
Support
medium
247
Third-Party Vendors

Vendor Discovery

Automatically mapping your vendor ecosystem

AWSlow risk
92
SOC 2ISO 27001No breaches
Acme Corphigh risk
65
No certificationsRecent breach
TechVendormedium risk
78
SOC 2Medium maturity

Risk Assessment

Scoring vendors based on security posture

Security Questionnaire

SOC 2 Compliance
Yes - Type II
Data Encryption
AES-256
Incident Response
Progress67%

Questionnaire Automation

AI-powered questionnaire completion

Acme Corp2h ago
Data breach reported
critical
TechVendor1d ago
SOC 2 expired
high
CloudProvider3d ago
New vulnerability CVE-2024-1234
medium

Continuous Monitoring

Real-time alerts on vendor security changes

Vendor Risk Overview

82%
Average Vendor Score
189
Low Risk
47
Medium
11
High Risk
Vendor Risk Program Mature

Risk Dashboard

Comprehensive third-party risk visibility

Live Workflow

Description

The Vendor Risk Agent streamlines the painful process of Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM). Modern enterprises rely on hundreds of SaaS tools and vendors, each introducing supply chain risk. This agent automates the lifecycle of vendor vetting: from sending diverse security questionnaires (SIG, CAIQ) to grading responses and continuously monitoring the vendor's external security score. It ensures you know who you are doing business with and that they maintain their security promises over time.

How it works?

When a new vendor is requested, the agent automatically dispatches a security questionnaire based on the data sensitivity involved. It uses NLP to analyze the vendor's responses and attached SOC 2 reports, highlighting inconsistencies or risks (e.g., "Vendor claims encryption but SOC 2 exception notes otherwise"). Simultaneously, it checks external rating services to see if the vendor has active malware infections or poor email security. It calculates a composite risk score to help your team make a "Go/No-Go" decision quickly.

Key Features

  • Automated Questionnaires: Custom or standard templates sent via a secure portal; auto-reminders for vendors.
  • Document Analysis: AI parsing of SOC 2, ISO, and Pentest reports to extract key findings without reading 100 pages.
  • Continuous Monitoring: Daily checks of vendor security ratings; alerts if a critical vendor suffers a breach.
  • Workflow Automation: different approval paths for low vs. high-risk vendors.
  • Fourth-Party Map: Visualizing who your vendors depend on (your supply chain's supply chain).

    • Step by Step

    1
    Onboarding Internal user requests a new vendor; Agent determines inherent risk (Data classification).
    2
    Assessment Agent sends the appropriate assessment to the vendor.
    3
    Review Agent pre-grades the returned assessment and highlights red flags for human review.
    4
    Approval Risk score is calculated; security team approves or requests remediation.
    5
    Lifecycle Agent schedules annual re-assessments and monitors for real-time breaches.

    Available Integrations

  • Risk Feeds: SecurityScorecard, BitSight, UpGuard.
  • Procurement: Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ironclad.
  • SSO: Okta (to detect "Shadow IT" apps not in the vendor inventory).

    • *Note: Hunto AI also customizes each agent, integrations, activity, and output as required by the security teams in different industries.*

    Expected Output

  • Vendor Inventory: Centralized record of all third parties and their risk status.
  • Risk Scorecards: Quantified risk metrics for every vendor.
  • Audit Trail: Full history of assessments and approvals for compliance audits.
  • Time Savings: Reduction in assessment turnaround time from weeks to days.