ACHILLES
Reducing compliance burden Katie’ s take is that the proliferation of audits and compliance requirements is placing unsustainable pressure on suppliers, particularly SMEs.
In fact, she regards it to be a critical industry issue:“ Many suppliers are drowning in the duplication of audit forms and frameworks. So, I think as an industry we’ ve got a responsibility to really make compliance much simpler and supportive.”
The solution involves greater transparency about assurance models, risk-based targeting and,
“Cyber isn’ t just the IT team’ s problem. A cross-functional approach needs to be taken for it to be successful”
KATIE FERRIER, REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR UKI AND MEA, ACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITED
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