How to reduce third-party access risk
With organisations across the globe facing unprecedented skills shortages, and with the world of work still recovering after the disruption of the pandemic, it is not uncommon for companies to look externally to third-party vendors for support. And as the integration of third-party vendors grows – including contractors and freelancers, as well as automated bots and other non-employee services – it is vital that organisations take a proactive step to addressing and applying a third-party access governance programme. By following these five steps, while there is more to be done, companies are on their way to being able to confidently retain third-party services, reduce risk across their IT environments, wherever teams are working, and be able to effectively manage and gain visibility over all identities in their system.