Strengthening supply chains with Cyber Essentials Certification
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in cyber attacks, resulting from vulnerabilities within supply chains, including many high-profile incidents. To address this challenge, the UK Government is encouraging organisations to adopt Cyber Essentials certification, a scheme designed to establish a minimum baseline of cyber security. Managed by IASME, the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) sole […]
Managing Supply Chain Risks: Putting Cybersecurity at the Heart of Operational Resilience and Efficiency
Imagine this scenario: It’s a routine Monday morning, and your supply chain is operating seamlessly. Orders are being processed, warehouses are functioning efficiently, trucks are en route, and your team is managing everything smoothly. Then, without warning, your systems go down. You lose access to your inventory data. Trucks are idled due to communication breakdowns. […]
Cybersecurity risk a primary buying consideration for Chief Supply Chain Officers
By 2025, 60% of supply chain organisations will use cybersecurity risk as a significant determinant in conducting third-party transactions and business engagements. As the surface area of digital supply chains expand, enhanced cybersecurity is a key theme that Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) will look to scale this year. “Our survey data has shown an […]
Retail and manufacturing sectors ‘most likely’ to be targeted by a cyber-attack
Health, education, retail, and manufacturing sectors continue to be particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks and data breaches, according to analysis of recently released 2021 ICO data. CybSafe analysed data from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – the UK’s independent body upholding information rights – following its previous analysis of ICO data for the first half […]
DHL, Amazon and DocuSign among most imitated brands in phishing emails
According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, Amazon topped the list as the most impersonated brand in email phishing attacks worldwide last year. In total, 17.7% of brand phishing emails used Amazon’s brand name. The trillion-dollar brand is closely followed by the world’s leading logistics company DHL and a cloud-based electronic signature technology […]