Third-Party Risk in Higher Education: Managing Supplier Security
UK universities depend on a vast network of external suppliers — from EdTech platforms and HR systems to cloud providers, [...]
Cyber Risk in Membership Organisations: How to Protect Your Members
Membership organisations play a unique role in the economy. Whether trade bodies, professional associations, chambers of commerce, or non-profits — [...]
Cyber Actuarial Science: Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Actuarial science underpins modern insurance — but in cyber, it’s been playing catch-up. Unlike car accidents or natural disasters, cyber [...]
PCI DSS Compliance in Wholesale: Beyond the Checklist
For wholesalers and B2B retailers handling card payments, compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is [...]
Why Legacy Risk Scores Don’t Scale: BitSight, Cost Cuts, and the Value Gap
For over a decade, BitSight and similar security rating services (SRS) have promised a simple metric:📊 One score to summarise [...]
The Link Between Product Development and Cybersecurity in Tech Startups
For early-stage tech companies, product development usually takes priority. Speed to market, MVP delivery, and customer feedback loops dominate every [...]
Are You Paying for a Dashboard or a Scanner? The Hidden Gap in Most TPRM Tools
Most third-party risk platforms promise visibility, assurance, and peace of mind. But scratch beneath the surface, and many of them [...]
Beyond Assessments: How RiskLedger & Vanta Automate Compliance & TPRM
Third-party risk management (TPRM) has long been dominated by spreadsheets, vendor questionnaires, and static audits. But in 2025, forward-thinking companies [...]
Why Enterprises Are Replacing Legacy TPRM Tools with Modern Risk Platforms
Third-party risk management (TPRM) tools built a decade ago were never designed for today’s threat landscape. In 2025, enterprise teams [...]
Cyber Risk in Higher Education: Strategic Lessons for University Leaders
Universities are engines of innovation, research, and economic growth — but they are also increasingly under siege from cyber threats. [...]
What the Latest Regulations Mean for UK SME Cyber Planning
Cyber regulations are tightening — and SMEs are no longer flying under the radar. In 2025, with NIS2, DORA, GDPR [...]
Cloud Security for Scaling Startups: Common Mistakes
Cloud computing has democratised access to infrastructure. Today, a two-person startup can deploy globally, store terabytes of data, and launch [...]
Cut Through the Noise: How to Turn 100,000 Alerts into 10 Real Fixes
Modern vulnerability scanners are noisy by design.🔍 They surface everything — every outdated plugin, every missing patch, every weak cipher. [...]
Replacing Legacy TPRM Tools: What to Look for in a Modern Risk Platform
For over a decade, third-party risk management (TPRM) tools like BitSight, RiskRecon, and traditional questionnaires have helped organisations keep tabs [...]
GRC Meets Law: How Cyber Regulation Is Redefining Legal Risk
It’s no longer just IT’s problem. The growing wave of cyber regulation — from data protection laws to digital resilience [...]
Beyond BitSight: How to Evolve Your Third-Party Risk Programme
Security rating services (SRS) like BitSight, SecurityScorecard, and others have become a go-to starting point for third-party risk assessments. But [...]
MAT Cyber Governance: Why Leadership Must Take the Lead on Risk
Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) offer consistency and scale — but they also concentrate cyber risk. When an attacker breaches one school, [...]
The Illusion of Coverage: Why Most TPRM Platforms Fail Beyond 20 Suppliers
Third-party risk management (TPRM) platforms have exploded in recent years — promising to streamline onboarding, automate compliance, and scale supplier [...]
Cyber Insurance for Solicitors: What Underwriters Want to See in 2025
From Cyber Tzar – Cyber Risk Intelligence, Built for Law Firms Cyber insurance is no longer a luxury or an [...]
Cyber Insurance Ratings vs. Reality: Are Risk Scores Helping or Hindering Underwriting?
Cyber insurance risk ratings — from platforms like Kynd, SecurityScorecard, and Cyber Tzar — have become integral to the underwriting [...]
