As cyber security breaches skyrocket, it’s become essential the food and drinks industry bolsters its defences. We bring the experts together in our latest webinar to workshop solutions and share their golden rules.
Food and drink businesses are under attack.
Cyber security breaches reported by UK organisations hit an alltime high in 2023, with hackers targeting retailers in nearly one in five (18%) of incidents.1 Last year, food & drink operators fell victim to the third highest number of attacks in the global manufacturing sector.2
The repercussions of these attacks reach far and wide. Ransom demands and lost sales during downtime can run into millions. And, depending on how victims respond to events as they unfold, attacks can cause irreparable damage to brand reputation and give competitors golden opportunities to steal custom.
It’s not just the giants in the hackers’ sights. The boom in selling direct to consumers online and growing complexity of supply chains mean that operators of all shapes and sizes are holding data that needs protecting. But with costs mounting, some SMEs struggle to justify expenditure on cyber security.
The growing number of data breaches across the industry suggests that it’s not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ hackers will attack.
So, what should food & drink SMEs be doing to build their cyber defences? And if the worst does happen, how should operators respond to ensure that a breach doesn’t become a crisis?
Register to watch our webinar on October 8th to find out, as we bring leading industry experts together to discuss the cyber security challenges facing grocers today and into tomorrow .
Meet the panel:
Andrew Martin, Founder & CEO, DynaRisk
Andrew founded DynaRisk in 2016 and has a background in senior cyber roles in major banks and corporations. Andrew was recognised as one of the top 200 cyber security experts globally by the SANS Institute. While protecting banks from cyber attacks, he provided cyber threat intelligence to government agencies, including the US Secret Service, FBI, Interpol, CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) and other law enforcement agencies around the world. He has had articles or features in the Financial Times, Forbes, Daily Mail, The Banker, Insurance Times, Insurance Post and more.
James Trevis, Dip CII,Cyber & Crime Portfolio Manager, NFU Mutual
James started his insurance career in 2008 at a local independent insurance broker gaining significant knowledge and understanding of commercial insurance and the needs of UK SME’s. In 2016 James joined Aon, one of the worlds largest risk and insurance firms and held both new business and account management roles before specialising in cyber insurance and cyber risk management. James joined NFU Mutual in 2022 to provide cyber subject matter expertise to the business and grow the cyber proposition for the benefit of it’s customers.
Rachel Ford, Partner, RPC
Rachel is a partner in RPC’s Cyber and Tech Insurance team. She represents clients from all sectors and specialises in cyber and breach response. RPC’s breach response offering covers all complexities, and involves incidents spanning across a range of jurisdictions, in the UK, across Europe and beyond. Rachel is experienced in a range of different type of breach response incidents, and enjoys the collaborative nature of her work. She also offers guidance to her clients on incident readiness, preparing for an incident before it even happens to make sure clients are as equipped as they can be when it comes to cyber risk.
Neil Hare Brown, Storm Guidance
Rob Brown, Moderator
Rob Brown is an award-winning freelance writer and editor specialising in business news, features and data analysis. He spent eight years working as a senior editor at The Grocer and now writes and edits in-depth articles for a variety of business and consumer magazines and news outlets.
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