Digital & Cyber: Built for Connected Supply Chains

Digital capability is the backbone of modern supply chains. Whether you're managing production, protecting customer data, or enabling collaboration — strong digital maturity is now a business essential.

This pathway helps organisations build and benchmark their digital operations, systems, and cybersecurity practices. It's about becoming ready, resilient, and recognised in a connected world.

Why Digital & Cyber Maturity Matters

As digital systems become more integrated across supply chains, the expectations rise:

  • Can your systems scale and adapt?

  • Are you protecting critical data and infrastructure?

  • Do your digital processes support efficiency, traceability, and trust?

The Digital & Cyber Pillar gives you a clear way to:

  • Benchmark your digital readiness

  • Assess cyber risk and mitigation

  • Demonstrate compliance to customers or regulators

  • Build confidence in your systems and data flows

What It Covers

The pathway is structured across three core domains:

  1. Digital Readiness Planning, leadership, and organisational mindset around digital strategy and adoption.

  2. Systems & Integration Use and connection of tools like ERP, MES, cloud platforms, and data-sharing systems.

  3. Cybersecurity & Data Protection Controls, training, assurance schemes, and responses to emerging threats.

Each domain is assessed using the shared SCS maturity model — Bronze, Silver, Gold — with clear examples and guidance for improvement.

Who Should Focus on This Pathway?

This is a strong starting point — or critical focus — if your organisation is:

  • Responding to Cyber Essentials, NIST, or defence cyber standards

  • Handling sensitive data, IP, or customer integrations

  • Scaling operations and introducing new digital tools or automation

  • Seeking to improve traceability, quality control, or digital collaboration

Next Step

Explore the Digital & Cyber Pathway in detail. Access the self-assessment, maturity model, and improvement tools to strengthen your digital foundations.

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