5 Reasons to Integrate Continuous Monitoring into Your TPRM Program

### Executive Summary: This whitepaper explains that annual third-party security assessments are time-consuming, point-in-time, and potentially unreliable, and recommends integrating continuous external monitoring (such as security ratings) into third-party risk management to provide near-real-time visibility, enable proactive and tailored assessments, verify vendor information objectively, and improve the efficiency and scalability of TPRM programs.