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title: "New Report: Balancing Third-Party Risk"
description: Download this report that examines the B2B relationship across more than 50,000 organizations to determine how well they are doing security assessments.
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# [New Report: Balancing Third-Party Risk](https://blog.riskrecon.com/resources/reports-and-whitepapers/new-report-balancing-third-party-risk)

 Written by [RiskRecon](https://blog.riskrecon.com/resources/reports-and-whitepapers/author/riskrecon) | May 23, 2023 12:00:00 PM

From speculating that vendors have threatening security postures to guessing that vendors have water-tight security practices, organizations make assumptions about cybersecurity too often. What does the cybersecurity standing between businesses and their vendors actually look like? In this new study, RiskRecon by Mastercard and Cyentia Institute examines security assessments across more than 50,000 B2B relationships.

Through this data, this whitepaper will illustrate:

- The likelihood of your firm or a firm you are working with being involved in a breach event
- How firms can be exposed to a variety of new security risks via third parties
- The impact of poor assessment practices on your cybersecurity standing

[View full post](https://blog.riskrecon.com/resources/reports-and-whitepapers/new-report-balancing-third-party-risk)

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