Description

What if hackers are already inside your business... and you invited them in?

63% of data breaches involve third-party vendors. Your payment processor, cloud storage, email provider - any could be the backdoor that destroys your business overnight.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why small businesses are sitting ducks for supply chain attacks
• SolarWinds, Kaseya & Log4Shell disaster breakdowns
• Vendor vetting checklist that actually works
• Cloud dependency risks & escape strategies
• When software updates become malware delivery
• Your bulletproof defense framework

KEY STATS:

• 63% of breaches involve third-party vendors
• Average business uses 50+ third-party services
• 18,000+ orgs compromised in SolarWinds
• £50M ransom in Kaseya attack

THE ENVELOPE CHALLENGE:Listen to Mauven tackle supply chain security with ZERO prep time. Real expertise, genuine reactions, practical solutions.

YOUR ACTION PLAN:

• This Week: Create vendor inventory
• This Month: Assess vendor risks
• Next Quarter: Implement monitoring

NEXT EPISODE:Shadow IT: 42% of business apps are unauthorized. Discover the parallel IT infrastructure hiding in your business.

CONNECT:Subscribe, review, share your vendor horror stories!

Hosts: Noel Bradford (CIO) & Mauven MacLeod (Ex-NCSC)Sources: NCSC, NIST, industry reportsDuration: ~45 minutes