“ What we are finding is that this serious risk isn’ t necessarily a direct attack on a company’ s infrastructure,” she reveals.“ It’ s where you don’ t know vulnerabilities lie – through third parties. We’ ve seen recent examples where breaches don’ t come through the front door of an organisation, but through the supply chain.”
The challenge is particularly acute within SME organisations, where understanding of cyber risks may be limited.
Katie advocates for a collaborative approach:“ Cyber isn’ t just the IT team’ s problem. A cross-functional approach needs to be taken for it to be successful.” supplychaindigital. com 89