Vendor risk management
Extend trust across your vendor ecosystem
Vendor risk management
Extend trust across your vendor ecosystem
The vast networks of contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and third-party partners defense organizations rely on represents a potential vulnerability. Clearspeed gives defense organizations the ability to assess the entire supply chain perimeter quickly, continuously, and with a level of precision not available with legacy systems.
Your vendor ecosystem risk looks controlled.
But is it?
Unverified personnel data and self-reported vendor information create blind spots that allow undisclosed affiliations, foreign influence, and disqualifying histories to pass through onboarding undetected. Meanwhile, inconsistent cybersecurity and infosec assessments and undocumented gaps in NIST and CMMC alignment mean risk decisions are routinely made on incomplete information.
Secure every link in the supply chain
OPSEC
Prevent OPSEC disruption
The moment a vendor enters your ecosystem, they become a potential conduit for leakage - their access to sensitive information, critical infrastructure, and operational processes can - intentionally or not - compromise the mission. Keep every link in the chain strong with real-time, individual risk assessment that can’t be replicated by a contract clause or compliance framework.
CONTINUOUS VIGILANCE
Continuous vigilance in a dynamic landscape
Risk associated with vendors doesn’t stop when the contract is awarded. Personnel change. Geopolitical conditions shift – and so can a vendor’s security posture. Compliance drift is real. Privileged access should not be one and done. Clearspeed assesses risk at any point in the vendor relationship lifecycle - onboarding, contract renewal, point of access elevation, or triggered by a specific concern or development – without expensive site visits or complex records searches. A real-time risk signal, when you need it.
COMPLIANCE
Discover compliance risks before the auditors do
Compliance needs ongoing attention and investment. Don’t wait until the next formal review rolls around. Clearspeed helps uncover early warning signs of a vendor’s failure to comply with laws or regulations like NIST or CMMC, and finds risks associated with vendors operating in a way that’s inconsistent with an organization's policy, program, and procedures.
A risk indicator at any point in the vendor relationship lifecycle
01
The questions
A short set of yes-or-no questions, answered by vendor personnel.
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The signal
Clearspeed analyzes for risk signals in the vocal response.
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The indicator
You receive a clear risk indicator in real time.
Minimal risk
Route and approve
The vendor personnel are cleared. No delay, no friction.
Elevated risk
Follow up for review
The cases that need a closer look, get one.
How Clearspeed enables continuous protection across the vendor lifecycle
Clearspeed can be deployed at any point in the vendor lifecycle. The threat surface is covered continuously, reducing operational disruption and keeping the ecosystem secure. A few yes-or-no questions, with analysis grounded in decades of neuroscience.
