Fortress AI Monitoring for Vendor Ecosystems is a tiered third-party cyber risk management (TPCRM) solution that monitors vendor ecosystems for cybersecurity, operational, financial, regulatory, and foreign influence risks. The solution is structured into three tiers: - **AI Monitoring Lite:** Provides firmographic data, government spend data, vendor risk rankings (operational, cybersecurity, financial, foreign influence/FOCI, and regulatory), and breach reporting. - **AI Monitoring Standard:** Extends Lite with advanced firmographics, threat intelligence reporting, forensic OSINT research, and provenance risk reporting. - **AI Monitoring Premium:** Extends Standard with detailed validation performed by Fortress Managed Services analysts. Key differentiators include industry-standardized alert playbooks tailored for Energy and Defense sectors, context-aware risk prioritization that ties findings to specific missions and operations, and a collaborative risk resolution model through the Fortress Asset to Vendor Network (a do-once, share-with-many approach). The platform consolidates third-party risk assessment, vendor monitoring, and product security into a unified solution, replacing sprawling multi-vendor toolsets. It supports both cloud and on-premises deployment options to accommodate organizations with strict mission or operational security requirements, such as those in critical infrastructure or defense sectors.