Post 🔗 Third-Party Risk — Part 3

🔗 Third-Party Risk — Part 3 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 If a vendor can't keep its certificates valid, what else isn't being maintained? Basic security hygiene is the most reliable indicator of how a vendor runs its operation. 🧹 Certificates renewed on time → someone is maintaining the infrastructure. 🧹 Current software versions → patches are being applied. 🧹 No default credentials or test pages → services are configured for production. The inverse is equally telling: 🚩 Expired certs across multiple hosts → systemic neglect. 🚩 Software versions years behind → no patch management. 🚩 Factory-default admin pages on the internet → no hardening process. This isn't about catching one mistake. Everyone has a bad day. It's about 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀. A vendor with consistent hygiene is a very different risk profile from one with systemic gaps.