Upcoming CyberReady® 2.0 Sessions

Building Cyber Resilient Suppliers for the Nation’s Most Vital Industries

November 2026

Steel Supply Chain Cyber Risk: What Manufacturers and Suppliers Need to Know Now

Awareness

Steel & Manufacturing

December 2026

Understanding Cybersecurity Regulations, Industry Frameworks, and Supplier Expectations

Readiness

Cross-Sector

January 2027

Practical Cybersecurity Pathways for Small and Mid-Sized Suppliers

Readiness

Cross-Sector

Engagement

How Companies Engage with CyberReady® 2.0

CyberReady® 2.0 delivers joint, industry-specific sessions for steel, energy, oil & gas, and logistics. Each session blends real buyer expectations, sector requirements, and practical workforce steps.

Register for the Executive Session

  • Reserve your seat for the CyberReady® 2.0 Executive Session  
  • Receive session agenda and participation details  
  • Join suppliers and industry leaders discussing evolving expectations  

Attend and Learn

  • Understand how cybersecurity expectations are shaping supplier requirements  
  • Learn how suppliers are being evaluated across critical industries  
  • Identify the next practical steps relevant to your business  

Optional Readiness Support

  • Access guided readiness support and educational resources  
  • Participating in optional no-cost readiness review opportunities  
  • Explore practical workforce and cybersecurity next steps   

Continued Engagement 

  • Stay informed on evolving supplier expectations and industry developments  
  • Access future sessions, resources, and readiness discussions  
  • Continuing engagement with CyberReady® 2.0 support opportunities 

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity threats are shutting suppliers out of supply chains

Cyber incidents are rising across steel, energy, oil & gas, logistics, and advanced manufacturing. Buyers are responding by tightening cybersecurity requirements. Suppliers unable to demonstrate basic readiness are being delayed, downgraded, or removed from contract consideration.

35.5%

Breaches tied to third-party suppliers

SecurityScorecard 2024

$4.91M

Average cost of a breach caused by a third-party vendor

IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2025

267 days

To identify/contain supply-chain breach

IBM 2025

86%

Operational disruption after breach

IBM 2025

NIST Announcement (Sept 17, 2025):

Industry Workforce Solutions selected for a RAMPS cybersecurity workforce award to strengthen supplier readiness across Northwest Indiana.

Read the NIST News Release

CyberReady® 2.0

CyberReady® 2.0 Helps Companies

CyberReady® 2.0 gives small and mid-sized suppliers a clear, structured pathway to strengthen their cybersecurity posture and meet rising buyer expectations. Built around workforce-centered practices and aligned to the NIST NICE Workforce Framework, the model helps suppliers understand risks, build capabilities, and take measurable steps toward readiness.

Through employer-guided training, practical assessments, and access to trusted remediation partners, CyberReady® equips suppliers with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to stay competitive in steel, energy, oil & gas, logistics, and advanced manufacturing supply chains.

1. Understand 

Learn how cybersecurity expectations are evolving across critical industries and supply chains. 

2. Prepare 

Access executive discussions, educational resources, and optional readiness support designed to help companies navigate evolving supplier expectations. 

3. Strengthen 

Continue engagement through workforce, supplier readiness, and operational resilience resources aligned to business needs. 

Cyber readiness is increasingly tied to supplier qualification, contract renewal, and buyer confidence across regulated supply chains.

Chris Golden, PhD

Cybersecurity u0026 Compliance Leader

Through the CyberReady Resilience Program, we identified and addressed security gaps, while understanding our requirements. We have now achieved a CMMC level 1 readiness required by the GSA contract. It has positioned us for long-term success in government contracting.

Douglas Craft, President | Endia Craft, Vice President

Crystal Clear Maintenance Inc.

What better security model can you implement than something that the government wants? Because we committed to the CyberReadyMBE® program, we are now in the middle of doing one of the largest contracts that our company has ever done and probably will ever do.

Miguel Villarreal, President, and CEO

Villa Tech

I appreciated hearing procurement specialists and government suppliers talk through the onboarding process as part of the CyberReadyMBE® program. Learning how businesses can engage with the government and the onboarding process was very helpful.”

John Mendes

PamTen

CyberReadyMBE® walked me through the process of implementing critical controls for my business, like multi-factor authentication, and hiring a dedicated information security manager. The experts addressed the three pillars of cyber protection: people, process and technology. Because of this training, we can expand our services and even find our way into federal contracting.

Balaji Rengamannar

A1PlusSoft

PARTICIPATION

Who Should Participate?

Strengthen your security, meet buyer requirements, and gain a competitive edge with practical training, clear assessments, and direct support to advance toward compliance.

Compliance and workforce managers

Corporations strengthening supplier cybersecurity   

Businesses seeking to stay in or enter supply chains

Suppliers in steel, energy, oil and gas, logistics, and manufacturing

Join the next CyberReady® 2.0 supplier sessions

CyberReady® 2.0 includes guided learning sessions and a buyer–supplier convening designed to help suppliers strengthen cyber readiness and position for growth across regulated supply chains. Participation is offered at no cost, including access to a no-cost cyber readiness gap assessment, made possible through public-private investment to expand supplier readiness and resilience.

Register for the Executive Session