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Talanos and Capsule Insurance Partner to Elevate Cyber Resilience for Growing Businesses

Talanos and Capsule Insurance Partner to Elevate Cyber Resilience for...


Natasha Scott

Talanos Cybersecurity has partnered with Capsule Insurance to help growing businesses strengthen both their technical resilience and financial readiness. The partnership combines identity-led security operations with modern cyber risk mitigation, helping scaleups and mid-sized enterprises protect against, respond to, and recover from evolving cyber threats.

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When Your Supplier Becomes the Weakest Link: Lessons from a Data Exposure

When Your Supplier Becomes the Weakest Link: Lessons from a...


Natasha Scott

A real-world incident shows how a supplier’s simple mistake left sensitive data exposed for months. Discover what went wrong, why traditional TPRM missed it, and practical steps IT, risk, and security leaders can take to prevent supplier failures from becoming their problem.

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Illustration showing the overlap between vendors, suppliers, and third parties in risk management.

Vendor, Supplier, or Third Party Risk Management – What’s the...


Natasha Scott

What’s the difference between a vendor, supplier, and third party - and why does it matter in risk management? This blog explores the real impact of inconsistent labels on TPRM programs, and how to apply a unified, risk-based approach that works across all external partners.

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Understanding Supplier Criticality: Why Tiering Risk Isn’t Always Simple

Understanding Supplier Criticality: Why Tiering Risk Isn’t Always Simple


Natasha Scott

In theory, grouping suppliers into high, medium, or low risk should make third-party risk management more efficient. In practice, inconsistent definitions, hidden vendors, rigid models, and limited resources often make it messy and ineffective. This blog explores the five most common reasons why supplier tiering fails - and what you can do to make it meaningful, accurate, and actionable.

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What Is Third Party Risk Management?

What Is Third Party Risk Management?


Natasha Scott

Your suppliers are part of your business – whether they manage your cloud, payroll, or IT. But what happens when they go down, get breached, or drop the ball? In this blog, we break down what Third Party Risk Management really means, why startups and scaleups can't afford to ignore it, and how to build a practical, scalable approach that protects your growth without adding friction.

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Policy, Plan, or Playbook? What Your Incident Management Process Should Really Look Like

Policy, Plan, or Playbook? What Your Incident Management Process Should...


Natasha Scott

Most scaleups and mid-sized businesses either lack an incident response plan or have one that’s unusable when it matters most. This blog lays out a practical, five-layer framework for incident management - spanning crisis planning, policies, IRPs, technical playbooks, and frontline battlecards.

It explains who should own each document, how they fit together, and why a clear, structured approach beats improvisation every time. Designed for IT leaders without security degrees, the blog includes actionable resources to help you build your response system before the breach hits.

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