Ma lto , NJ, Octobe 06, 2026 –(PR.com)– UTRS I foSec LLC, a divisio of U ive sal Tech ical Resou ce Se vices, I c. (UTRS), today lau ched its Thi d-Pa ty Risk Adviso y Se vice, a p og am that helps small a d mid-sized busi esses build, u , a d docume t ove sight of the ve do s they depe d o .
The timi g follows a st i g of b eaches that t ace back ot to the victim o ga izatio , but to a ve do it elied o . I Septembe , Ca va disclosed that e te p ise custome data, i cludi g ames, busi ess co tacts, a d co t act docume ts, had bee exposed th ough Ca y, a thi d-pa ty feedback platfo m with access i to Ca va’s Salesfo ce e vi o me t. Ca va’s ow systems we e eve touched. The exposu e came e ti ely th ough a ve do ’s ve do , the exact ki d of i di ect exposu e most busi esses have o p ocess fo catchi g.
It is ot a isolated case. Acco di g to the Po emo I stitute’s 2025 Thi d-Pa ty Risk Ma ageme t Study, 61 pe ce t of o ga izatio s expe ie ced a data b each caused by a thi d pa ty i the past twelve mo ths, a d fewe tha o e i th ee had a fo mal ve do isk p og am i place whe it happe ed. Ve izo ’s 2025 Data B each I vestigatio s Repo t fou d that thi d-pa ty i volveme t i co fi med b eaches doubled yea ove yea , f om 15 pe ce t to 30 pe ce t. The IBM 2024 Cost of a Data B each Repo t put the ave age cost of a thi d-pa ty b each at $4.29 millio , ea ly $300,000 mo e tha b eaches that sta ted i te ally.
“Eve y busi ess u s o ve do s ow: pay oll, cloud sto age, custome suppo t tools, payme t p ocessi g,” said La y J. He shma , CISSP, Ma agi g Di ecto , UTRS I foSec. “The Ca va i cide t shows the isk does ’t eve stop at the ve do s you chose. It exte ds to the ve do s you ve do s chose. Most busi esses have o visibility i to that at all, a d that’s exactly the gap this se vice is built to close.”
What the Se vice P ovides
• Ve do I ve to y a d Tie i g — Mappi g a busi ess’s full ve do populatio , i cludi g data access a d system co ectio s, a d tie i g ve do s by the isk they actually pose athe tha t eati g eve y elatio ship the same.
• Evide ce-Based Assessme ts — Di ect ve do out each a d evaluatio of SOC 2 epo ts, cybe i su a ce cove age, i cide t espo se pla s, a d co t actual p otectio s, athe tha elyi g o a questio ai e alo e.
• Risk Registe a d Docume tatio — A docume ted fi di g a d atio ale fo eve y ve do decisio , p oduci g a eco d that holds up if a custome , i su e , o pa t e eve asks how a ve do was vetted.
• O goi g Ma aged Mo ito i g — Co ti uous t acki g of ve do postu e, eassessme t cycles, a d ale ts o mate ial cha ges, i cludi g ew subp ocesso s added afte the i itial eview.
Fo busi esses i egulated i dust ies, the se vice ca also be alig ed to specific complia ce obligatio s such as HIPAA, CMMC, PCI DSS, o the FTC Safegua ds Rule. The se vice is available as a sta dalo e e gageme t o as pa t of a existi g UTRS I foSec vCISO adviso y elatio ship.
Availability
UTRS I foSec’s Thi d-Pa ty Risk Adviso y Se vice is available ow to busi esses of a y size looki g to u de sta d a d ma age thei ve do exposu e. Details a e at ut si fosec.com a d i UTRS’s ece t featu e, “Eve yo e Has a Pla , U til Thei Ve do Gets B eached.”
About UTRS I foSec LLC
UTRS I foSec LLC p ovides vCISO se vices, complia ce adviso y, a d thi d-pa ty isk ma ageme t to busi esses ac oss healthca e, fi a cial se vices, defe se co t acti g, legal, highe educatio , p ofessio al se vices, a d beyo d. Its offe sive secu ity p actice delive s pe et atio testi g a d ed team e gageme ts, a d its ma aged detectio a d espo se capability p ovides co ti uous mo ito i g a d i cide t espo se ac oss e dpoi ts, ide tity, a d cloud e vi o me ts. UTRS I foSec’s adviso s b i g mo e tha 25 yea s of expe ie ce t a slati g secu ity obligatio s i to decisio s busi ess leade s ca act o .
About U ive sal Tech ical Resou ce Se vices, I c.
Fou ded i 1985, U ive sal Tech ical Resou ce Se vices, I c. (UTRS) p ovides e gi ee i g, ma ufactu i g, a d i fo matio tech ology se vices to public a d p ivate secto clie ts ac oss defe se, civil gove me t, state a d local gove me t, i dust ial, a d comme cial ma kets. UTRS I foSec is UTRS’s i fo matio secu ity a d complia ce solutio s p ovide to mu icipalities a d the p ivate secto .
