How to Make Vendors Respond to Risk Assessments (Faster) | UpGuard

This report outlines six strategies to accelerate vendor responses to security questionnaires in third-party risk management: include concise TPRM clauses in contracts, build vendor relationships with structured orientations, designate individual security points of contact, shift communications from email to in-app messaging, automate notifications and remediation workflows (e.g., via Jira and Zapier), and send assessments as early as possible; it also highlights UpGuard capabilities such as in-line questionnaire correspondence, integrations, and AI-based Autofill/AIEnhance to streamline VRM and reduce assessment cycle times.