Question 1

What is third-party risk in cybersecurity?

Accepted Answer

Third-party risk is the security, compliance, and operational risk introduced by suppliers, vendors, and partners who have access to your data, systems, or brand. When suppliers are compromised, your organization can be impacted through supply chain attacks, data breaches, service outages, or brand damage.

Question 2

How does NodeZro assess third-party risk?

Accepted Answer

NodeZro autonomously discovers all supplier dependencies across your digital infrastructure—DNS, email, certificates, hosting, and content delivery. NCC maps which suppliers your assets depend on, assesses their security posture, simulates blast radius if they fail, and identifies single points of failure (SPOFs) without requiring supplier questionnaires.

Question 3

Why is supply chain security important?

Accepted Answer

Supply chain attacks are increasing 400% year-over-year. When a single supplier is compromised (like SolarWinds, MOVEit, or AWS outages), thousands of organizations are impacted simultaneously. Understanding supplier dependencies and blast radius is critical for preventing cascading failures and maintaining business continuity.

Question 4

What is blast radius analysis?

Accepted Answer

Blast radius analysis shows which of your assets and services would be impacted if a supplier fails or is compromised. NodeZro simulates supplier outages to identify cascading failures, affected organizations, critical dependencies, and SPOF (Single Points of Failure), helping you plan mitigation strategies before incidents occur.

Question 5

How do you identify shadow IT suppliers?

Accepted Answer

NodeZro discovers shadow IT suppliers by analyzing your actual digital infrastructure—DNS records, certificates, hosting providers, CDNs, and email services. This reveals undocumented suppliers that IT teams may not know about, which represent unmanaged third-party risk and potential compliance gaps.

Third-Party & Supply-Chain Risk

What NCC Delivers