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Cyber risk doesn’t always come from shadowy hackers or anonymous ransomware groups. Increasingly, it enters through organizations you already trust—your suppliers.

As businesses rely on third parties for IT services, payroll, software, logistics, and data sharing, supply chain cyber risk has quietly become one of the fastest-growing and least understood cybersecurity threats. When a vendor is breached, the fallout rarely stays contained. Their incident can quickly become your business disruption, compliance issue, or reputational crisis.

In this session, David Behen, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of SensCy, breaks down why third-party cyber risk is now the biggest emerging threat facing organizations—and what leaders can do to manage it without overwhelming their teams.

Drawing on decades of executive leadership experience across both the public and private sectors, David will explain how supplier access, shared systems, and operational dependencies introduce hidden exposure—and how organizations can take practical, risk-based steps to protect themselves.

What You’ll Learn:
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

  • Understand why supply chain cyber risk is escalating faster than traditional security threats.
  • Recognize the most common ways vendors introduce cyber risk—often unintentionally.
  • Identify which suppliers actually matter, and which ones don’t require the same level of scrutiny.
  • Shift from one-time vendor assessments to more continuous, meaningful visibility.
  • Embed cybersecurity expectations into supplier relationships, contracts, and accountability models.
  • Walk away with clear 30-, 60-, and 90-day action steps to strengthen resilience without overburdening IT, procurement, or legal teams.

This webinar is designed for executives, IT leaders, procurement, legal, and risk owners who want clarity—not fear—and a practical path forward for managing third-party cyber risk.