The Higher Education Guide to Supply Chain Cyber Security
98% of UK higher education providers experienced a cyber incident over the past 12 months.
With universities managing anywhere from 500 to 4,000 active suppliers at any one point, the software supply chain has become a leading vector for state-sponsored adversaries and cyber criminals intent on attacking UK Higher Education institutions.
Trying to protect such a vast external software and third-party ecosystem using shrinking operational budgets and manual, point-in-time risk assessments, is simply not possible. Solving the higher education supply chain paradox thus requires abandoning this reactive and bilateral risk management paradigm in favour of an active, collective supply chain network defence model.
This guide has been written to present a practical way forward for University security, risk management, procurement and compliance teams. It outlines a workable, resource-aware 3-phase blueprint, designed specifically for university cyber, risk, procurement, and compliance experts.
What you’ll learn inside the Guide
What security, compliance and procurement leaders will learn from reading the Guide.
Legacy TPRM only looks at the tip of the iceberg, your direct third parties. This guide reveals how point-in-time spreadsheets leave you blind to risk in your extended supply chain (nth parties), where many concentration risks reside.
Access a practical, resource-aware 3-phase framework to dismantle internal governance silos, run automated shadow IT triage, and enforce early procurement gates
Explore how transitioning from isolationist, bilateral vetting to an active, network-first assurance model helps you leverage the sector's unique collaborative culture to unmask hidden fourth-party vulnerabilities
Ready to learn how to transform your supply chain cyber security efforts?
Join thousands of institutions and suppliers transitioning away from traditional, siloed and resource-intensive TPRM. Download our new guide to understand how a network-centric and collaborative model eliminates questionnaire fatigue, maps deep Nth-party dependencies, and allows your lean security team focus on what matters most.
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