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BlueVoyant, a pioneering cyber defence company published the findings of its The State of Supply Chain Defence Annual Global Insights report. Currently, in its fifth year, the UK findings reveal that tackling supply chain cyber risk continues to be a pressing and persistent challenge. Ninety-five percent of surveyed UK organisations experienced negative impacts from cyber security incidents in their supply chain, which is significantly higher than the 81% of global respondents who indicated the same. Key highlights Other key highlights from UK respondents include: 34% said they have no way of knowing when a cyber security incident occurs within their supply chain, greater than the global average of 30%. 66% said that third-party cyber security risk management is either not a priority or somewhat of a priority, a slight decrease from 68% who said this in 2023. 92% said their budget increased for third-party cyber security risk management programmes, compared to 86% globally. Risk management "UK businesses continue to struggle with the pressing challenge of mitigating supply chain and third-party cyber risks," said Robert Hannigan, BlueVoyant head of international business Europe and Middle East, and former director of GCHQ. "Despite the risks, awareness and prioritisation of these issues remain low, while breaches continue to happen. The importance of managing risk across the supply chain cannot be understated. Not just from a brand and security perspective, but also with growing EU regulations such as NIS2 and DORA which call for better risk management, particularly across the supply chain, this is a strategic imperative." Opinion Matters study The research was conducted in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific The study was carried out by an independent market research organisation, Opinion Matters, which surveyed 2,100 C-suite leaders responsible for supply chain and cyber risk management. The research was conducted in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Three hundred respondents were from the UK, representing organisations with more than 1,000 employees across a range of industries. Decreasing supply chain cyber risk monitoring and visibility The research highlights that monitoring frequency in the UK is not improving it has decreased. In 2024, 34% of businesses said they monitor third-party supplier risk monthly or more frequently, which is a drop from 46% in 2023. This lack of regular monitoring is likely having a big impact, as 95% of UK organisations say they were negatively affected by supply chain cyber incidents in the past 12 months. Lack of expertise, technology, and resources 34% of the UK respondents indicated they have no way of knowing if an issue arises with a third-party Additionally, 34% of the UK respondents indicated they have no way of knowing if an issue arises with a third party, compared to 27% globally. This is likely because 57% of respondents said they don't assess all vendors, primarily due to a lack of expertise, technology, and resources. UK respondents are also less likely to use solutions that provide autonomous visibility into the cyber risks of their supply chain ecosystem, with only 11% saying they do this, compared to 15% globally. Disconnect between budgets The good news is that 92% of UK organisations are reporting budget increases with their third-party cyber security risk management programmes. "Prioritisation of third-party cyber security risk in UK organisations isn't changing as much as it should be," said Joel Molinoff, BlueVoyant's global head of supply chain defence. Enforcement and compliance "Organisations must step up their efforts to proactively monitor their third parties and drive mitigation of critical risks with their vendors. Globally we are seeing a shift from third-party risk management identification to enforcement and compliance." "The budget increases should help the UK's organisations move toward more third-party cyber risk maturity like other regions."

BlueVoyant, a cyber security company that illuminates, validates, and remediates internal and external risks in one platform, announced enhanced Splunk capabilities, with end-to-end consulting, implementation, and Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services. With the increasing adoption of cloud technologies, organisations face a complex and rapidly evolving threat landscape. The service helps clients maximise their Splunk investment whether it be on the Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise. Cost-effective manner Splunk Your Way with BlueVoyant enables our clients to have industry-leading consulting" “Splunk Your Way with BlueVoyant enables our clients to have industry-leading consulting, implementation, and cyber defence in a cost-effective manner,” said Drew Gibson, BlueVoyant Senior Director for the company’s Splunk Alliance. Drew Gibson adds, “BlueVoyant has a strong relationship with Splunk, and is known for its dynamic expertise in the company’s products, helping our joint clients have greater control and visibility of their data usage and security posture.” Identifying security threats Key components of Splunk Your Way with BlueVoyant include: Enabling clients to collect, monitor, and analyse security data across on-premise, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments in a single platform. Cloud-native SIEM (security information and event management) with real-time visibility to identify security threats and remediate them quickly. Clients can reduce their data burden by 20% or more with a proprietary Data Readiness model that improves data quality and reduces costs. Onboarding within a month for Existing Splunk users to quickly see the benefits of BlueVoyant. Continuously improving client’s Splunk instance by using faster security content delivery, and parity between different SIEM and EDR (endpoint detection and response) tools. Availability of numerous bundles of workshops, retainers, and MDR services to help clients optimise, implement, manage, and monitor and protect their Splunk instance. Managed service provider BlueVoyant has the strength of our MDR for Splunk which we launched in 2021" “BlueVoyant has the strength of our MDR for Splunk which we launched in 2021, aided by the expertise of thousands of Splunk deployments by our Concanon Professional Services division to provide a compelling service which helps the client get the most their Splunk investment, whether Splunk is installed ‘on-prem’ or via Splunk Cloud,” said Michael Cormier, Managing Director for Concanon, a BlueVoyant company.  BlueVoyant acquired Conanon in fall 2021 to enhance its end-to-end Splunk platform capabilities. Splunk recognised BlueVoyant as a key MSP (managed service provider) partner with the new Premier Manage designation. Core competency badges BlueVoyant also earned core competency badges for Cloud Migration and Cloud Migration: Co-Delivery. The company has 200 active Splunk certifications. In 2022, BlueVoyant expanded its Splunk go-to-market by including its offerings on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. BlueVoyant is hosting a webinar at 1 p.m. EDT/ 5 p.m. GMT Thursday, 13th of April to discuss what the company has learned from their Splunk deployments and clients, and to answer questions. Current clients, security professionals, and other parties are encouraged to attend.

BlueVoyant, a cyber defence company that combines internal and external cyber security announced that Michael Conley is joining the company as a chief revenue officer. Conley brings more than 25 years of experience helping enterprises solve cyber security issues, most recently at CDW's Sirius Computer Solutions, one of the nation's largest IT solutions integrators. Cyber security solutions BlueVoyant recently entered into a strategic alliance with CDW where CDW and BlueVoyant will serve as each other's preferred technology partners to bring complete full-stack cyber security solutions to the companies' mutual customers. The two companies have been working together for some time, with BlueVoyant initially partnering with Sirius before it was acquired. CDW will be a preferred BlueVoyant reseller for BlueVoyant Core: MDR™ (Managed Detection & Response), BlueVoyant Terrain: SCD™ (Supply Chain Defence), and BlueVoyant Sky: DRP™ (Digital Risk Protection), which offer clients best-in-class protection to help with cyber defence. Cybersecurity experience  Conley has the experience needed to continue our rapid growth and expansion to serve more organisations" "I am excited to welcome Mike and his strong reputation in cyber security to our team," said BlueVoyant's CEO and Co-Founder, James Rosenthal. "In addition to his great relationship with the CDW teams, he has the experience needed to continue our rapid growth and expansion to serve more worldwide organisations." Conley's experience  Most recently the executive vice president for managed and cloud services at CDW's Sirius, Conley also served on the board of directors. Before joining Sirius, Conley held the role of senior vice president at Forsythe Technology, now an integrated part of Sirius, where he specialised in emerging technologies and key accounts. He joined Forsythe in 1993 as an account manager and quickly rose through the ranks by serving many of the company's largest clients, focusing on security strategies. Conley's qualifications  Conley has been published in CIO Insight, IT Business Edge, and Information Today Conley has been a guest lecturer for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and the University of Notre Dame Executive MBA Program, educating executive business students about IT issues in a business context. He is also a sought-after commentator on technology, including for Tech Talk with Craig Peterson, the No. 1 Saturday morning radio show in the Boston market. Additionally, he has been published in CIO Insight, IT Business Edge, and Information Today. Proactive cyber defence "In my 25-plus years in technology I have never seen more effective cyber security solutions than BlueVoyant's products and services," said Conley. "Clients today need proactive cyber defence they understand and can depend on that is also cost-effective." "Being able to measure and manage risk means they can make effective business decisions at a speed that meets their business needs. BlueVoyant was created by the brightest and most experienced cyber defence experts in the world. Our global experience benefits clients 24x7."