Your Vendor Risk Team, Extended

Perimeter MSSP: Managed Security Service Provider

Small team managing hundreds of vendors? Assessments taking too long?
Business units losing trust in your process? Scale your VRM program without adding headcount—while improving speed, consistency, and stakeholder confidence.

The Challenge Every Risk Team Faces

You're responsible for vendor risk, but your team is stretched impossibly thin.

Assessments Taking
Too Long

Vendor assessments drag on for weeks or months, creating bottlenecks that frustrate business units and slow critical projects.

Drowning in
Administrative Work

Your team spends countless hours chasing documentation, following up with vendors, and managing spreadsheets instead of strategic risk work.

Losing Credibility
With Business Units

Slow turnarounds damage cybersecurity's reputation. Business units start viewing your team as a roadblock rather than a partner.

Can't Scale Without
Adding Headcount

When assessments take too long, business units find ways around your process — creating blind spots and compliance risks.

Can't Scale Without
Adding Headcount

Your vendor portfolio keeps growing, but your team doesn't. You're stuck choosing between thorough assessments or timely ones.

Program Vulnerable

to Staff Changes

When team members leave, your entire VRM program takes a step backward. The knowledge and momentum disappear overnight.

The Perimeter MSSP Solution

Expert-Managed VRM + End-to-End Platform

We combine our complete vendor risk management platform with dedicated securityexperts who manage your assessments day-to-day. Your team stays focused on strategywhile we handle the operational burden.

What You Get

Dedicated VRM Analysts

managing your vendor assessments from start to finish

All Vendor Communications

handled by our team—follow-ups, documentation requests, and clarifications

Consistent Program Quality

that doesn't suffer when your team members change

Faster Turnaround Times

that rebuild business unittrust and engagement

Strategic Focus

for your team on high-value activities instead of admin work

Scalable Capacity

to assess substantially more vendors without adding internal headcount

Real Results from Perimeter MSSP Customers

Healthcare CISO

We're able to assess substantially more vendors than before Perimeter.

Business units are more engaged and trusting of cybersecurity. They used to openly try to go around the process—now they're part of it.

Financial Services CISO

Our three-person team didn't have time to manage the VRM program.

With Perimeter MSSP, we don't have to worry about the day-to-day. We can focus on other priorities. The service and responsiveness have been excellent.

3-5 Days

Average time to value

80%

Reduction in vendor response time

100%

Consistent program quality

Everything You Need, Fully Managed

From onboarding to ongoing management, we handle it all.

Complete
Platform Access

Full access to all six Perimeter modules: Monitor, Assess, Extract, Verify, Share, and Respond. One integrated platform for your entire VRM lifecycle.

Dedicated
Expert Team

Experienced VRM analysts assigned to your account, managing assessments end-to-end and becoming extensions of your team.

Vendor
Communication

We handle all vendor correspondence—initial outreach, follow-ups, documentation requests, and clarifications. Your inbox stays clean.

White-Glove
Onboarding

Included in your service fee. We migrate your existing data, configure workflows, and get you operational in as little as 5 days.

Program
Management

Regular reporting, continuous process optimization, and proactive recommendations to improve your VRM program over time.

Exceptional

Responsiveness

Quick answers when you need them. Our customers consistently praise our speed and quality of support.

MSSP vs. Traditional VRM Software

Why managed services deliver better outcomes for lean security teams

Capability Traditional VRM Software Perimeter MSSP
Platform & Tools YES YES
Dedicated VRM Experts NO YES
Vendor Communication Management NO YES
Consistent Quality Despite Staff Changes NO YES
Scale Without Adding Headcount NO YES
Faster Time to Value NO YES
Platform & Tools
Traditional VRM Software YES
Perimeter MSSP YES
Dedicated VRM Experts
Traditional VRM Software NO
Perimeter MSSP YES
Vendor Communication Management
Traditional VRM Software NO
Perimeter MSSP YES
Consistent Quality Despite Staff Changes
Traditional VRM Software NO
Perimeter MSSP YES
Scale Without Adding Headcount
Traditional VRM Software NO
Perimeter MSSP YES
Faster Time to Value
Traditional VRM Software NO
Perimeter MSSP YES