Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, the cybersecurity solutions company focused on cyber strategy and risk, announces that it has signed a three-year, exclusive partnership with the UK subsidiary of a global aerospace, defense, and security company, to jointly market Rizikon, the supply chain cyber platform, to selected sub-sectors within the UK critical national infrastructure (CNI) market.

The partnership will be publicly launched to clients by both parties in the next few weeks. Supply chain cyber security risks are an increasing challenge for all organizations, as a number of recent high-profile incidents have demonstrated. 

Rizikon supply chain platform

The partner has identified a particular need for clients across the CNI sector

The partner has identified a particular need for clients across the CNI sector, who all need to minimize cyber risks across their third-party partners and supply chains and will take a comprehensive solution to market based on their services and expertise, with Crossword’s Rizikon supply chain platform delivered as a service to clients.

Stuart Jubb, Group MD and incoming CEO of Crossword, said: “This is a transformational partnership for Crossword with a global scale, innovative defense and security partner with an outstanding reputation. This Rizikon partnership will enable us to help multiple, large-scale CNI organizations make their supply chains more secure. This partnership will drive significant growth in Crossword’s Rizikon revenue, as already forecast in 2024, and has the potential to generate several million pounds over the coming years.”

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