Take control of the cyber risk that comes from the outside
Is your data safe with your partners? Assess and manage the security risks across your digital supply chain to avoid cascading breaches and stay compliant.
Secure your supplier chain
The attack won’t always come directly at you. A payroll provider, a cloud host, a software subcontractor… A weakness in their security can become your breach. With Law 25 and GDPR making you accountable for the data you entrust, ignoring your partners’ security is no longer an option. Take control of the risks tied to your third parties and your service suppliers (supply chain).
Your attack surface extends far beyond your walls
Your cybersecurity is only as strong as the weakest link in your digital supply chain.
Mandatory regulatory compliance
Quebec’s Law 25 and GDPR require you to ensure an appropriate level of protection when personal data is processed by a subcontractor. You must select them carefully and oversee their security measures.
Real threat of cascading breaches
Major incidents (such as the SolarWinds attack or breaches at cloud hosts) show that a single compromised vendor can expose hundreds of its clients.
Reputation and business continuity protection
A partner’s data breach that affects your clients will be laid at your door. A critical supplier paralyzed by ransomware can halt your own operations.
A market and insurer requirement
Large clients and cyber insurers increasingly require proof of vendor risk management.
🔗 A striking number: According to SecurityScorecard’s “Data Risk in the Third-Party Ecosystem” report, 98% of organizations have a partner that has suffered a data breach. Managing this risk is no longer an advantage — it’s a baseline necessity.
- Complete inventory of all your suppliers (IT, services, logistics, etc.).
- Classification by risk level: Critical (access to sensitive data, essential systems), Medium, Low.
- Impact assessment of a compromise of each supplier on your operations, finances, and reputation.
- Standardized security questionnaires (based on ISO 27001, SIG Lite, NIST) tailored to the supplier’s risk level.
- Proactive analysis of the security posture: certification review, attack-surface scan, monitoring of public security incidents.
- On-site or remote audits for the most critical suppliers.
- Assignment of a clear, justified risk score.
- Negotiation of robust security contract clauses (confidentiality, incident notification, audit rights, liabilities).
- Drafting of corrective action plans for suppliers with gaps.
- Validation of regulatory compliance (Law 25 / GDPR clauses for subcontractors handling personal data).
- Automated monitoring of the attack surface and security reputation of your critical suppliers.
- Periodic security reviews (annual or biannual).
- Incident management: process for the supplier to notify you of any breach affecting your data.
- Secure offboarding process at contract termination.
Process
A structured process, from onboarding to offboarding
We help you implement a pragmatic Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program, scaled to your SMB.
Deliverables
An operational toolkit to steer risk
- Supplier Register with risk classification and scores.
- Library of adaptable security questionnaires.
- Contract-clause templates for security and data protection.
- Tracking dashboards for assessments and action plans.
- Detailed assessment reports for each critical supplier.
The perfect balance of rigor and SMB pragmatism
- Risk-Proportionate Approach: We do not apply a heavy, costly process to every supplier. We help you focus your effort on the truly critical partners.
- Dual Compliance and Technical Expertise: We master Law 25 / GDPR requirements for subcontractors AND the technical best practices to evaluate a security posture.
- Integration With Your Overall Risk Management: Supplier security is not a silo. We integrate it into your governance framework and your overall cyber risk management.
« Grâce à leur méthodologie, nous avons découvert que notre prestataire marketing stockait les données de nos clients dans un cloud public mal configuré. Nous avons pu exiger et superviser la correction avant qu'un incident ne se produise. Cela nous a évité une potentielle amende colossale sous la Loi 25. »
Don’t let a supplier become your breaking point
Start with a targeted assessment of your most sensitive suppliers.
Download Our Supplier Security Questionnaire Template (Critical Tier)
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