Tag: supply chain security

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Secure by Design in Defence – From Mission Assurance to Supply Chain Integrity

The defence sector has always operated under conditions of heightened sensitivity. Information advantage and operational readiness depend on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems that must remain resilient even under direct attack. For decades, however, security assurance was too often bolted on late in the lifecycle, treated as a gatekeeping activity that delayed capability […]

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Supplier auditing for UK data centres — securing contracts, governance and customer confidence

Data centres are only as resilient as the ecosystem that supports them. Behind the racks and cooling systems sits a long supply chain: managed service providers, contractors, software vendors, facilities engineers, and sub-contractors. Each one is a potential weak point. For customers, the question is simple: how do I know my provider’s suppliers are not […]

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Third-Party Risk: When Ransomware Walks in Through the Side Door

The Collins Aerospace incident is another reminder that third-party risk is no longer an abstract concept; it is one of the most common ways attackers get inside. In this case, the compromise wasn’t a direct assault on an enterprise perimeter but a ransomware attack that entered via the supply chain. Not only was data disrupted, […]

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BLOG: Cyber Security and Business Continuity – how do they work together? #BusinessContinuityWeek
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

Cyber Security has always been a key feature of Business Continuity because cyber threats, incidents and attacks can have a significant impact on an organisation’s ability to maintain operations and deliver products or services to its customers. If we consider the information, we can get from the Business Continuity Institute’s annual, Horizon Scan report, we […]

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