We don't often connect the price of our daily essentials with the world of cybercrime - but recently we have all had to a little more. What might seem a distant concept is hitting home as a series of cyber attacks on critical parts of retail supply chain is having a very real consequence for your weekly shop. So, how can a cyber attack affect the price of a litre of milk, and why you might find yourself heading to a different supermarket?

The Ripple Effect

Imagine a large supermarket chain falls victim to a sophisticated cyber attack. The hackers target the retailer's supply chain management system, disrupting their ability to order and distribute products. Suddenly, lorries can't deliver goods to stores, warehouses are in chaos, and shelves start to empty.

Following several high-profile third-party software security breaches, in our latest blog, IFB’s Kehinde Obafemi discusses how third-party tools your business relies on every day can add another security threat to your organisation using a case study of a recent breach, along with ways you can mitigate them.

It is hard to believe that in a society so heavily regulated, an activity that reaches into every business, and affects everyone, has no form of recognised and universal standard and regulation with it.