Cyber resilience isn't a new topic. Most organisations understand the risks, have invested in controls and are familiar with the regulatory landscape.
The challenge now is turning those requirements into practical, scalable processes that can withstand growing scrutiny from boards, regulators and customers alike. Supplier ecosystems have long been a significant source of resilience risk. The rapid adoption of AI is adding another layer of complexity, making visibility, accountability and oversight across increasingly connected supplier ecosystems even more important.
The pressure is only increasing. The UK Government's latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that 43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack in the last year, rising to 65% of medium-sized organisations and 69% of large organisations. Yet only 31% of businesses place responsibility for cyber security at board level, highlighting the gap many organisations are still working to close between growing risk and effective governance.
Supply chain management remains one of the weakest areas of organisational cyber resilience. Research shows that only around three in ten medium and large UK organisations carried out a formal assessment of supplier cyber security in the last year, despite growing concern around third-party access, supplier risk and operational dependency.
