Vendor risk has now become the headline, not the footnote. AI adoption is multiplying vendor exposure faster than procurement and governance can track, while shadow AI tools bypass the vendor register entirely. Annual reviews were never built to catch changes that unfold in hours, not months. This IDC InfoBrief for the Middle East shows risk and security leaders why continuous vendor risk management is now essential and how to build a program that keeps pace. Discover:

Why AI is multiplying vendor exposure
How shadow AI evades your vendor register
Why annual reviews miss critical AI drift
What Middle East risk leaders need most right now
A practical path to continuous monitoring

Static, once-a-year checks can no longer keep pace with AI-driven vendor risk.

Download the IDC InfoBrief to build a continuous vendor risk management program built for what's next.

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The whitepaper isn't the only place IDC dug into this. In a companion webinar, IDC experts and industry leaders explore cyber resilience in the Middle East, the threats organizations face today, and what it takes to get governance, cyber risk and regulatory readiness right.

Watch it alongside the whitepaper for practical guidance boards, executives, risk professionals and security leaders can put to work right away.

Watch the webinar on demand here.

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