Shadow IT refers to any software, cloud service, application, or device that employees use for work purposes without the knowledge or approval of the IT or security team. It is one of the fastest-growing security risks facing UK businesses in 2026, and most organisations have no clear picture of how much of it exists in

Supply chain risk under NIS2 is one of the most practically demanding and least understood obligations in the directive. NIS2 explicitly requires essential and important entities to address supply chain security as one of ten core cybersecurity risk management measures under Article 21, covering the security relationships between each entity and its direct suppliers or

Third-party vendor security refers to the process of assessing and managing the cyber security risks introduced into your organisation by the external suppliers, software providers, and service partners you rely on. It is one of the most consistently underaddressed areas of UK business security, and one of the most frequently exploited by attackers. The UK

Supply chain cyber risk is one of the most significant and most underestimated threats facing UK businesses in 2026. It refers to the security vulnerabilities introduced into your organisation through the third-party suppliers, software providers, cloud services, and technology partners you rely on to operate. The UK Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 found that