Supplier cyber risk

Understand risks beyond your own organisation.

Understand risks beyond your own organisation.

The programme examines dependencies on software vendors, cloud services and contractors. It helps define supplier questions, identify critical access and prepare incident coordination.

5 November 2026 · Drafted a digital supplier questionnaire and reviewed a cloud outage scenario.

Next milestone · 25 February 2027
Test the incident notification procedure.

What we examine

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Supplier and access criticality

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Review of security practices

03

Incident notification and recovery

PROJECT PROGRAMME

From a question to a working decision

A proposed sequence for the working group. Scope and timing are agreed with participants.

Frame the question

The programme examines dependencies on software vendors, cloud services and contractors. It helps define supplier questions, identify critical access and prepare incident coordination.

Examine the options

Discuss the focus areas with specialists, compare assumptions and document information gaps.

Prepare a working output

Prepare a practical checklist, record decisions and agree how the group will review them.

TAKE PART

Bring your experience

Bring a question from your organisation, join an expert discussion or help assess an approach. An initial description should not contain confidential data.

The group works towards a concrete output: a risk map, scenario, pilot requirements or an action plan. Participation depends on expertise and the group’s needs.

Propose a challenge

NIST SP 800-161 Rev. 1 — Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management

NIST · 2024

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