Vendor Sprawl Is Out of Control (Here’s How the Best Teams Fix It)
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Vendor Sprawl Is Out of Control (Here’s How the Best Teams Fix It)

Vendor sprawl is out of control, and most organizations have far more third-party vendors than they realize. In this episode, Jeffrey Wheatman, Bob Maley, and Ferhat Dikbiyik unpack the growing problem of vendor sprawl and why it has quietly become one of the biggest sources of cyber risk. If your organization relies on dozens or hundreds of third parties, this conversation will help you understand how vendor sprawl creates hidden exposure and what the best teams are doing to manage it.

As companies adopt more SaaS tools, cloud services, AI platforms, and specialized vendors, visibility and control become harder to maintain. Jeffrey, Bob, and Ferhat break down how vendor sprawl happens, why simply adding more tools does not solve the problem, and how leading security and risk teams are changing their approach to third-party risk management. From rogue applications to overlapping tools and hidden dependencies, this episode explores practical strategies for regaining visibility and prioritizing the vendors that actually matter.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why vendor sprawl is accelerating across modern organizations

  • How hidden third parties introduce unexpected cyber risk

  • The difference between vendor visibility and real vendor risk management

  • Why adding more tools can sometimes make the problem worse

  • Practical ways security teams are prioritizing the vendors that matter most

  • How AI and automation are changing third-party risk management

Don’t risk letting vendor sprawl quietly expand your attack surface. Learn how leading teams are taking back control before hidden vendor risk becomes the next breach.

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