Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Chris O'Brien, Head of Sales Engineering at UpGuard, spent his lunch break at his local fair — carnival games, rides, and all. When we say work-life balance matters to us, we mean it. Sometimes that looks like stepping away from back-to-back meetings to grab a corn dog and a life-size plushie. UpGuard helps organizations manage third-party risk and monitor their attack surface — but great security work starts with a team that's supported enough to log off, recharge, and show up sharp.

Eliminate manual handoffs. Learn how to build a self-executing third-party risk program that synchronizes internal teams across your organization’s tools and workflows to drive immediate, policy-aligned outcomes. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

The browser is the primary attack surface of 2026. See how to enforce real-time Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and credential integrity to neutralize unauthorized data egress and password reuse in-session. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

The Onboarding Blueprint: Engineering a Gold-Standard Process Learn how to leverage the Vendor Onboarding Portal to stop chasing shadow IT and mitigate risk before exposure. Our Customer Education team will provide a tactical framework to automate vendor tiering and transform manual bottlenecks into a self-executing intake engine. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

The Supply Chain Uplift: Driving Ecosystem Maturity Stop acting as an auditor and start acting as a partner. Learn how Combe Inc. uses real-time telemetry to identify vendor risks before they are reported, creating a positive feedback loop that hardens the entire supply chain. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

The MCP Exposure: Governing the Newest Entry Point, MCP has created a silent governance gap in the AI ecosystem. Learn how to gain the visibility needed to detect brand impersonation, identify malicious servers, and vet AI agent connections to prevent unauthorized data access. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

The MCP Exposure: Governing the Newest Entry Point MCP has created a silent governance gap in the AI ecosystem. Learn how to gain the visibility needed to detect brand impersonation, identify malicious servers, and vet AI agent connections to prevent unauthorized data access. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

The MCP Exposure: Governing the Newest Entry Point MCP has created a silent governance gap in the AI ecosystem. Learn how to gain the visibility needed to detect brand impersonation, identify malicious servers, and vet AI agent connections to prevent unauthorized data entry.

The Zero-Lag Posture See how UpGuard is moving beyond static defense to a model that identifies emerging vectors like MCP servers and neutralizes browser-based threats in real time. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

In 2026, a slow assessment is a security risk. Every day spent in manual handoffs is a day of exposure for your organization. Join us at UpGuard Summit to see how our new Risk Automations engine transforms TPRM from a static checklist into an autonomous system. We will show you how to automate everything from vendor follow-ups to instant Jira routing for IT and Legal.