Risk → Control → ConfidenceA Regulator-Aligned, Human-Led Methodology
Four Pillars, One Defensible Risk Program
The Fortrex Core Suite connects third-party risk, penetration testing, cyber risk & compliance, and continuous monitoring into a single, repeatable program built for regulated environments.
Our approach includes:
- Design a unified risk program that links vendor risk, Penetration Testing, cyber-risk assessments, and monitoring into a single governance and reporting structure.
- Align depth of review, Penetration Testing, and cyber-risk assessments to risk tier—across both third-party relationships and internal assets.
- Apply human-led evaluation for all high-impact activities: vendor assessments, Penetration Testing, and cyber-risk assessments.
- Anchor all deliverables to regulatory expectations (FFIEC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NYDFS, and others).
- Document decisions, remediation, and risk acceptance in a way that is explainable to Boards, auditors, and regulators.
- Use continuous monitoring to trigger reassessments, vendor reviews, or additional testing when risk conditions change.
- Connect findings across pillars so that third-party risk, Penetration Testing results, cyber-risk assessments, and monitoring events roll up into a single, explainable risk narrative.
- Provide clear, role-based outputs for Boards, risk committees, regulators, and operational owners, reducing translation work for internal teams.
This approach turns fragmented activities into an integrated, defensible risk program that is easier to explain, maintain, and improve over time.
Why Regulated Organizations Choose Fortrex
- Compliance-first focus and regulated industry experience since 1997.
- Deep expertise across TPRM, Penetration Testing, cyber risk & compliance, and continuous monitoring.
- Human-led cyber-risk assessments and investigations—not automation-only outputs.
- Deliverables designed for Boards, auditors, regulators, and enterprise customers.
Support for Your Program
How Fortrex supports your program evolution.
Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
Expert-Led- Risk-based vendor assessments (VendSure®) aligned to regulatory expectations and internal risk appetite.
- Lifecycle management and documentation through VendorPoint® for onboarding, reviews, and renewals.
- Program design and execution support (VendManage®) to ensure policy, procedures, and evidence match examiner expectations.
- Exam- and audit-ready vendor risk documentation and dashboards that support Board, committee, and regulator reporting.
- Human-led Penetration Testing across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and key systems.
- Findings validated, prioritized, and tied to business impact, not scanner-only outputs.
- Evidence and reporting structured to support audits, exams, and Board/executive briefings.
- Coverage that aligns to core offensive security domains (network, application, cloud, API, and red-team style activities) with methodology mapped to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
- Framework-aligned cyber-risk assessments (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST) with clear maturity and gap analysis.
- Roadmaps that connect remediation to regulatory and business priorities.
- Support for audit preparation, evidence readiness, and examiner/customer Q&A.
- Coverage that spans policy, process, and technical controls so that examiners see a coherent control environment, not isolated point fixes.
- Ongoing monitoring of adverse media, regulatory actions, and external attack surface changes.
- Defined triggers for vendor and internal reassessment when risk materially changes.
- Documentation that shows regulators and Boards how monitoring drives action—not just alerts.
- Tight linkage to TPRM, Penetration Testing, and cyber-risk assessments so that monitoring events result in reassessments, additional testing, or targeted investigations—not unmanaged noise.
