Cybersecurity advisory firm WhiteHawk (ASX: WHK) has secured a high profile contract to provide a tailored version of its 360 Cyber Risk Framework to departments within the US Government, with the aim of “protecting against supply chain intrusions”.
The cybersecurity specialist is primarily focused on serving small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) enabling them to take evasive action against cybercrime.
However, its new contract with the US Government seeks to expand its market coverage with supply chain intrusions being identified as a growing threat impacting both private and public sector systems.
One recent example of where its cybersecurity solution could have been implemented involved British Airways.
In early September this year, British Airways suffered a breach of its entire customer personal and financial data database affecting over 380,000 customers’ credit and debit cards – a breach that was attributed to poor supply chain risk management. The breach could still…
