SailPoint’ s Linda Siegert explains how embedding cyber with procurement allows companies to move faster, manage risk and achieve cost savings
SAILPOINT TECHNOLOGIES
SailPoint’ s Linda Siegert explains how embedding cyber with procurement allows companies to move faster, manage risk and achieve cost savings
Creating a resilient procurement lifecycle starts with leadership – making a deliberate choice to rethink how cyber and procurement operate together. This is not alignment on paper; it is the intentional integration of two critical functions into a single, continuous system that manages risk, value, and resilience in tandem.
Historically, cybersecurity has been treated as a downstream checkpoint in procurement, introduced late in the process and often outside the core workflow. This approach introduces friction, rework, and avoidable risk. SailPoint has intentionally challenged that model. By embedding cyber expertise into every stage of supplier engagement, the organisation has shifted from a reactive to a preventative approach – improving both speed and outcomes. At SailPoint, cyber and procurement jointly own a full lifecycle that spans:
• Ideation and market scanning
• Vendor selection and diligence
• Contracting and embedded controls
• Ongoing monitoring and renewal and exit and risk containment.
This model ensures compliance is built in by design, and risk is addressed early – before exposure emerges.
136 July 2026