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title: How businesses can improve their third-party security [Q&A]
description: BetaNews spoke to Kelly White about how business can improve their third-party security practices.
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# [How businesses can improve their third-party security [Q&A]](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/how-businesses-can-improve-their-third-party-security-qa)

 Written by [RiskRecon](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/author/riskrecon) | Nov 23, 2021 2:21:41 PM

In recent years many of the most high-profile cyberattacks have come through the supply chain, involving third-party suppliers and partners.

It's historically been difficult for businesses to assess third-party risks, often involving time-consuming manual processes in order to do so.

We spoke to Kelly White, CEO, and founder of [RiskRecon](https://www.riskrecon.com/) to find out about the current challenges the industry is facing and how technology can help improve security posture.

[View full post](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/how-businesses-can-improve-their-third-party-security-qa)

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