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title: Third-party risk management programs need to protect against breaches
description: DevOps Online covers the findings from the State of Third-Party Risk Management report.
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# [Third-party risk management programs need to protect against breaches](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/third-party-risk-management-programs-need-to-protect-against-breaches)

 Written by [DevOps Online](https://blog.riskrecon.com/company/media-coverage/author/devops-online) | Nov 26, 2020 4:36:00 PM

A report from Mastercard’s RiskRecon and the Cyentia Institute revealed that it was increasingly important for enterprises to have third-party risk management programs in order to avoid security breaches. Indeed, it was reported that 60% of third-party risk management professionals stated that managing such a risk was now a priority for businesses.

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