This session is the third in a three-part webinar series on risk management through the life cycle of the vendor relationship. In this webinar, we focus on terminating a third-party relationship.

Goodbyes are difficult; most humans tend to avoid them. So, it is no surprise that the most neglected part of the vendor relationship life cycle is terminating a relationship. Even if the relationship was a good one and served its purpose, termination should not be approached haphazardly. Rather, the terms of offboarding should be defined in contracts and controls much earlier in the relationship—during the onboarding process. The last thing an organization wants at offboarding is to look for termination provisions and notice they’re missing!

Join this webinar and learn the four steps to terminating a relationship: 1) contract and security policy review, 2) property and data disposition, 3) disposition of access, and 4) security audits and onsite inspection.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize why companies often avoid terminating a vendor relationship that is no longer serving its purpose


• Identify how contracts and controls included in the onboarding process will help if it becomes necessary to terminate a relationship


• Recall the four steps to terminating a relationship