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#170 – 14th Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness Session, at Ambalika Institute of Professional Studies.
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3rd TPRM Master Class by International TPRM Alliance

June 27, 2026

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April 25, 2026

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1. Why is cyber risk increasingly classified as a geopolitical issue?

A. Growth in digital transformation initiatives across industries

B. Increase in cybercrime incidents globally 

C. Rise of nation-state-backed cyber operations targeting strategic assets 

D. Increased dependency on IT infrastructure

Source: World Economic Forum – Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024

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2. How are “critical vendors” being redefined in geopolitical contexts?

A. Based on exposure to geopolitical and systemic risks 

B. Based on financial and contractual importance 

C. Based on geographic location of operations

D. Based on operational dependency and impact 

Source: KPMG – TPRM Outlook

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3. What is a key trade-off in geopolitical risk management?

A. Innovation vs regulatory compliance 

B. Efficiency vs operational resilience 

C. Globalization vs localization strategies 

D. Cost optimization vs risk mitigation

Source: Accenture – Tech Vision

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4. What distinguishes resilience from compliance in a geopolitical context?

A. Emphasis on audits vs real-time monitoring 

B. Alignment with policies vs execution capabilities

C. Focus on regulatory adherence vs operational continuity 

D. Ability to respond dynamically to disruptions vs static controls 

Source: UK PRA – Operational Resilience

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5. Highly insightful and engaging
Informative and valuable
Average / satisfactory
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Too long and less engaging
Not relevant / could be improved

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6. What is the core geopolitical concern related to cloud adoption?

A. Jurisdictional control over data and infrastructure 

B. Vendor reliability and uptime guarantees 

C. Data privacy and protection requirements 

D. Cost optimization across cloud providers

Source: European Commission – Digital Sovereignty

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7. How do geopolitical tensions reshape enterprise cybersecurity strategies most directly?

A. Increased investment in traditional perimeter security 

B. Shift from preventive controls to resilience-focused frameworks

C. Transition toward intelligence-led and adaptive defense mechanisms

D. Reduction in reliance on external vendors

Source: ENISA Threat Landscape 2023

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8. What primarily drives systemic vendor dependency risk in a geopolitical disruption?

A. Shared reliance on common infrastructure across vendors 

B. Concentration of vendors within a specific geography 

C. Over-reliance on strategically critical suppliers

D. Limited diversification across vendor portfolios 

Source: BIS – Operational Resilience

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9. What defines cloud concentration risk in a geopolitical context?

A. Limited portability across cloud environments 

B. Dependence on providers headquartered in specific geopolitical regions 

C. Centralization of workloads within specific providers

D. Over-reliance on a small number of cloud providers 

Source: FSB – Cloud Risk

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10. Multiple SaaS vendors hosted in the same region create what risk?

A. Vendor concentration risk 

B. Infrastructure dependency risk 

C. Operational concentration risk

D. Geographic concentration risk 

Geographic concentration risk

When multiple SaaS vendors are hosted in the same region, a single geopolitical event, regulatory action, or regional outage can impact all of them simultaneously. This creates a shared point of failure tied to location, which is the essence of geographic concentration risk.

The other options are related but less precise:

Vendor concentration risk = too much reliance on a single vendor
Infrastructure dependency risk = reliance on specific underlying tech (e.g., one cloud provider)
Operational concentration risk = concentration in processes or teams

Source: FSB – Cloud Dependencies

Geographic concentration risk

The other options are related but less precise:

Vendor concentration risk = too much reliance on a single vendor
Infrastructure dependency risk = reliance on specific underlying tech (e.g., one cloud provider)
Operational concentration risk = concentration in processes or teams

Source: FSB – Cloud Dependencies

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11. What is the primary impact of regulatory fragmentation across regions?

A. Operational complexity in managing multi-jurisdictional requirements 

B. Increased legal uncertainty across jurisdictions

C. Increased compliance burden due to varying standards 

D. Difficulty in standardizing global risk frameworks 

Source: EY – Global Regulatory Outlook

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Which topics would you like to see covered in future roundtables or masterclasses?
e.g.,

12. Third-Party Cyber Risk & Continuous Monitoring
AI Risk in Vendor Ecosystems
Cloud & SaaS Risk Management
Regulatory Compliance (e.g., outsourcing, data protection)
Fourth-Party / Concentration Risk
Incident & Breach Management involving vendors
Other (please specify): __________

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13. What is the most effective resilience approach against geopolitical shocks?

A. Periodic risk assessments with updated controls 

B. Increased redundancy across critical operations

C. Strengthened vendor due diligence processes 

D. Real-time intelligence integrated with dependency mapping 

Source: World Economic Forum – Resilience

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14. What is the most underestimated geopolitical risk in supply chains?

A. Hidden interdependencies across ecosystems 

B. Lack of regulatory compliance 

C. Over-reliance on key vendors 

D. Vendor financial instability

Source: Deloitte – Risk Survey

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15. What is the key governance gap in TPRM today?

A. Limited adoption of risk tools

B. Misalignment between policy and execution 

C. Insufficient regulatory guidance 

D. Lack of clarity in vendor classification 

Source: PwC – Risk Survey

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16. Please share your feedback on the event

What did you find most valuable?
What could be improved?
Any suggestions for future sessions?

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17. Which scenario best reflects cyber being used as a geopolitical instrument?

A. Exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities by cybercriminal groups

B. State-sponsored disruption of another nation’s critical infrastructure 

C. Large-scale phishing campaigns targeting financial institutions 

D. Coordinated ransomware attacks on global corporations 

Source: NATO CCDCOE

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18. Why do data localization laws elevate geopolitical risk?

A. Fragmentation of global data management strategies

B. Constraints on cross-border data transfer and operations 

C. Increased regulatory oversight across jurisdictions 

D. Greater dependency on local infrastructure providers 

Source: World Bank – Data Localization

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19. Which is the most direct geopolitical risk affecting global supply chains?

A. Trade restrictions, sanctions, and export controls 

B. Vendor performance inconsistencies

C. Regulatory compliance requirements across regions 

D. Increasing operational costs across vendors 

Source: OECD – Global Value Chains

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20. Why is continuous monitoring critical in geopolitical environments?

A. Enables proactive identification of emerging risks 

B. Enhances visibility into third-party activities 

C. Supports real-time response to geopolitical developments 

D. Strengthens compliance with regulatory requirements

Source: Gartner – Continuous Monitoring

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21. What is the evolving role of boards in geopolitical risk management?

A. Identification of critical vendor dependencies 

B. Monitoring operational risk metrics

C. Strategic oversight of systemic and geopolitical risks 

D. Oversight of compliance and regulatory adherence 

Source: Harvard Law – Board Risk Oversight

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22. Why might vendor diversification fail during geopolitical disruption?

A. Vendors operate within similar geopolitical regions 

B. Lack of independent operational capabilities 

C. Vendors share underlying infrastructure dependencies 

D. Overlap in service delivery models

Source: BIS – Operational Risk

(From a geopolitical risk standpoint only)

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23. Why do nth-party risks significantly increase geopolitical exposure?

A. Increased operational complexity in vendor management 

B. Difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations downstream

C. Hidden exposure to high-risk or sanctioned jurisdictions 

D. Lack of visibility into extended supply chain dependencies 

Nth-party risks amplify geopolitical exposure because organizations often don’t know where their vendors’ vendors operate. This creates blind spots where activities may be tied to sanctioned, unstable, or high-risk regions without direct visibility or control. The other options are valid challenges of nth-party risk, but they are more operational and management-related. This option directly ties to geopolitical exposure, which is the core of the question.

Source: Deloitte – Extended Enterprise Risk

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24. Full compliance but failure to detect geopolitical cyber threats indicates:

A. Limitation of compliance without resilience 

B. Ineffective compliance frameworks 

C. Inadequate vendor oversight

D. Weak governance structures 

Source: WEF – Cyber Resilience

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25. What is the most immediate impact of sanctions on third-party relationships?

A. Increased compliance requirements for vendors 

B. Restriction or termination of business relationships 

C. Enhanced due diligence processes 

D. Reassessment of vendor contracts

Source: OFAC Guidelines

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26. Sanctions on a vendor’s operating country primarily lead to:

A. Increased compliance obligations 

B. Reputational risk exposure 

C. Contractual renegotiation challenges

D. Immediate legal and operational disruption 

Source: OFAC Framework

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27. What is the most strategic immediate action for a CISO?

A. Map dependencies with geopolitical exposure 

B. Enhance vendor due diligence processes 

C. Reassess critical vendor classifications 

D. Strengthen incident response frameworks

Map dependencies with geopolitical exposure

This is the most strategic immediate action because you can’t manage or mitigate what you don’t see. Mapping dependencies—especially across third- and nth-parties—gives visibility into where geopolitical risks actually exist, which then informs all other actions (reclassification, due diligence, incident response).

The other options are important, but they are downstream activities. Without a clear view of exposure, those efforts may be misaligned or incomplete.

Source: McKinsey – Cyber Risk

Map dependencies with geopolitical exposure

The other options are important, but they are downstream activities. Without a clear view of exposure, those efforts may be misaligned or incomplete.

Source: McKinsey – Cyber Risk

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28. Which scenario best illustrates the innovation vs sovereignty trade-off?

A. Delaying cloud adoption due to unclear policies

B. Balancing access to cutting-edge technology with regulatory obligations 

C. Selecting advanced global cloud providers despite regulatory uncertainty 

D. Choosing local vendors with limited capabilities to ensure compliance 

Source: McKinsey – Digital Sovereignty

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