{"id":266958,"date":"2026-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/process-and-control-today-cyber-attacks-via-supply-chain-entirely-avoidable-says-cybersecurity-expert\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:30:13","slug":"process-and-control-today-cyber-attacks-via-supply-chain-entirely-avoidable-says-cybersecurity-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/process-and-control-today-cyber-attacks-via-supply-chain-entirely-avoidable-says-cybersecurity-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Process and Control Today | Cyber-attacks via supply chain entirely avoidable, says cybersecurity expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Process and Control Today | Cyber-attacks via supply chain entirely avoidable, says cybersecurity expert<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.pandct.com\/news\/cyber-attacks-via-supply-chain-entirely-avoidable-says-cybersecurity-expert<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-08 00:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.pandct.com<\/a><\/p>\n

08\/06\/2026 \u00a0Cybit<\/p>\n

Ben Large<\/span>,\u00a0Head of Cyber\u00a0at\u00a0Cybit,\u00a0says\u00a0there is\u00a0glaring disparity between prevalence and\u00a0preventative measures, but that AI could be a game-changer<\/p>\n

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Cybersecurity\u00a0expert Ben Large,\u00a0Head of Cyber\u00a0at\u00a0one of the country\u2019s leading\u00a0technology solutions\u00a0firms,\u00a0Cybit,\u00a0says the government\u2019s\u00a02026\u00a0cybersecurity\u00a0survey\u00a0highlights\u00a0the gap between supply chain\u00a0vulnerabilities\u00a0and the level of preventative measures taken by medium and large firms.<\/p>\n

The survey reports that only 15% of companies review immediate suppliers\u2019 cyber risks, and\u00a0just\u00a06% review wider supply chain cyber risks.<\/p>\n

Yet all evidence points to the supply chain being a focal point for\u00a0cyber-attacks, as highlighted by last year\u2019s\u00a0attack on\u00a0Jaguar Land Rover, which\u00a0halted\u00a0production for several weeks\u00a0and resulted in a direct cost to the company of almost \u00a3200 million, and cost\u00a0an estimated \u00a32 billion to the wider UK economy.<\/p>\n

Ben Large commented; \u201cIt\u2019s no longer enough to\u00a0keep\u00a0just\u00a0your own systems and networks secure. Most organisations rely on\u00a0connections to\u00a0their supply chains,\u00a0so\u00a0strict access controls\u00a0and\u00a0continuous monitoring\u00a0are now essential.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite three quarters of UK businesses having basic\u00a0cyber security provision\u00a0such as password policies, restricted admin rights,\u00a0and firewalls, the vast majority\u00a0are\u00a0neglecting to consider the risks for business continuity when it comes to their supply chain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis leaves them\u00a0not only vulnerable to an attack\u00a0themselves but\u00a0also risking\u00a0business continuity if there is an attack on suppliers, putting a question mark over their whole supply chain resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough\u00a0cyber security is seen as an IT challenge, this makes\u00a0it\u00a0a risk factor across the whole business,\u00a0requiring planning and buy in from a much wider range of departments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent\u00a0high-profile\u00a0attacks through their supply chain network also…<\/p>\n

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