The Retail and Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) announced the launch of LinkSECURE, a new membership program to help mature the cybersecurity capabilities of vendors and address the growing concern of supply chain cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
The program aims to reduce third-party risk for RH-ISAC member companies by strengthening the cybersecurity of their suppliers. This initiative demonstrates RH-ISAC’s commitment to improving cybersecurity across the entire retail and hospitality ecosystem.
LinkSECURE program participants will work closely with dedicated support managers to implement critical security controls. In addition, the organization will hold virtual meetings, educational sessions on the essentials of cybersecurity and topical briefings on major sector incidents one-on-one and in group settings.
The new membership program offers a guided path to implementing a prioritized set of safeguards to mitigate the most prevalent cyberattacks, guides businesses to maturity in their cybersecurity programs and provides users with access to a vast array of RH-ISAC resources relevant to their sectors.
“The LinkSECURE program is setting a new standard to help our industry become better prepared to combat ever-growing cybersecurity threats,” says Luke Vander Linden, RH-ISAC’s vice president of membership and marketing.
The supply chain cybersecurity program will primarily be offered to RH-ISAC’s Core Members’ vendors. Should other small to mid-sized retailers be interested, RH-ISAC will consider their participation too.
