Sharing information, including intellectual property, with third parties such as suppliers, distributors and consultants is essential for the operations of many companies but exposes them to various points of cyber risk. Pamela Passman, President and CEO at the Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade (CREATe.org), spoke with the Cybersecurity Law Report about how to assess and mitigate third-party and supply chain risk. CREATe.org, a global NGO, works with companies and third parties with whom they do business to help put processes in place to prevent corruption and protect intellectual property, trade secrets and other confidential information. See also “Protecting and Enforcing Trade Secrets in a Digital World” (Sep. 30, 2015).