Logistics UK joins NCRCG as first trade body ambassador

Logistics UK has been appointed as a National Ambassador of the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG), making it the first trade body to take on this role.

Headquartered in Kent, Logistics UK represents all modes of logistics, including road, rail, sea, and air, along with freight service buyers, amounting to a membership covering a broad spectrum of the industry. This new role underscores the trade association's commitment to enhancing cyber resilience across the logistics sector.

Logistics UK plans to initiate a new campaign amongst its 21,000 members to raise awareness of cyber threats and promote sign-ups to their regional, police-led Cyber Resilience Centre (CRC). The CRC network comprises nine regional centres offering free, high-quality cyber guidance to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), aiming to enhance their cyber resilience.

The association's collaboration with NCRCG will also focus on the long-term sustainability of the CRC network and support the UK cyber agenda. Logistics UK joins other NCRCG National Ambassadors, including Aviva, CGI, Chainalysis, and Microsoft, among others, to further these objectives.

Nigel Smart, Executive Director of IT and Development at Logistics UK, commented, "With cybersecurity threats for businesses right across the economy increasing year by year, it has never been more important that logistics companies — which power the whole economy — are particularly vigilant in this area." He added, "Logistics UK is delighted to be joining NCRCG's Ambassador network to keep our members fully briefed on how they can be cyber resilient and to work with other partner organisations to share best practice and keep the threat of attacks at bay."

The announcement solidifies a partnership between NCRCG and Logistics UK following their joint effort on the Cyber Security Insight Report 2024. The report, which aims to outline strategies for combating cyber attacks in the sector, features contributions from NCRCG CEO Detective Superintendent Ian Kirby and other experts.

Detective Superintendent Ian Kirby, CEO at NCRCG, expressed, "It was excellent to collaborate with the Logistics UK team on their Cyber Security Insight Report earlier this year and now, with today's announcement, to be taking our partnership to the next level." He continued, "As an organisation, Logistics UK is already doing some fantastic work in the cyber resilience arena and their commitment to safeguarding their members' cyber security is clear."

Kirby also emphasised the vital role of trade bodies in protecting national supply chain cyber resilience, stating, "Trade bodies across all sectors have a critical role to play in ensuring our national supply chain is cyber resilient and so we are delighted to have an association like Logistics UK join our Ambassador cohort. Together, we will be able to propel our shared ambitions even further."