TPRI has its own Cortez. It happens when a vendor passes the financial health check but fails the data privacy screen.
So put on your dancing shoes. Send that corrective action plan. Pivot on that red flag. And for goodness' sake, stop counting out loud. tpri tango
Last month, we had a perfect partner. Great price, great speed. Then came the TPRI deep dive. Their encryption standards were stuck in 2018. We had to execute the Cortez: Stop. Pivot. Walk away. It felt awkward. It felt rude. But a clean break is safer than a sloppy stumble. Every good Tango ends with a dramatic dip. The partner leans back, trusting the other completely. TPRI has its own Cortez
We tried to brute-force our Q3 assessments. We sent out surveys, demanded instant returns, and automated flags for every red/yellow/green light. It was a disaster. We got back noise, not intelligence. Send that corrective action plan
The Tango taught us that you have to pause. You ask the vendor a question, then you wait for the weight of their answer. You don’t pull them into the next step until you feel their balance shift. The most famous part of the Tango is the Cortez —that sharp, staccato walk where the dancers change direction instantly.