Throughout 2020 and 2021, we saw threats to cybersecurity increase by a significant margin. This led to disastrous cyberattacks all across the world, such as the SolarWinds attack, which undermined company profitability and credibility. Social engineering attacks proved to be particularly devastating with multiple reports revealing that ransomware and phishing attacks were particularly successful in this timeframe. In 2022, we … Read More
How has supplier due diligence responded to modern threats to supply chain
On 2nd July 2021, Kaseya found their data stolen and held for ransom. Those who perpetrated the ransomware attack demanded over $70 million in payment to release the data, but the exposure of over 1500 of their clients to a potential ransomware attack was even more concerning for Kaseya. An investigation into the attack revealed that there was a vulnerability … Read More
Cybersecurity risk management best practices that improve the integrity of your supply chain
For most security professionals, industry tidings tend to be grim affairs. With a four-fold increase in supply chain attacks predicted this year—along with news of increasing accounts of malware, data being held at ransom and more—there is a lot of work that needs to be done when it comes to cybersecurity risk management. For most businesses, it’s the supply chain … Read More
How has supplier due diligence responded to modern supply chain threats?
With the European Union forecasting that this year will see a four-fold increase in software supply chain attacks in 2021, compared to last year, vendor security has become an enormously important priority for almost every business this year. On the heels of cybersecurity incidents like the SolarWinds breach and the Codecov cyberattack, we need to relook at our processes; all … Read More
The Importance of Cybersecurity Due Diligence
Businesses are at risk every day, not just from cyberattacks but also from within. Third-party and fourth- party vendors are becoming an important part of running a successful organisation, which brings with it a number of hidden risks. In order to monitor these risks, organisations are performing thorough due diligence reviews of all associations, partners and prospects to protect themselves … Read More