Supplier Sponsorship Scheme.
Many organisations don’t get breached because of their own systems. They get breached because of someone else’s.
Modern supply chains rely on lots of smaller suppliers. Many of them are critical to how your business runs, but they often don’t have the budget or capacity to invest in enterprise-grade cybersecurity. You can spot the gaps, but fixing them is another matter.
That’s what KIZAN.’s Supplier Sponsorship Scheme is for.
What it is
The Supplier Sponsorship Scheme lets you use KIZAN.Creds™ to support suppliers you rely on most.
When you work with KIZAN. to invest in your own protection, you earn credits. The scheme lets you share your credits with your suppliers, giving them discounted access to KIZAN.’s services.
It’s a practical way to back the suppliers that matter most, boosting their ability to invest in proper security rather than leaving the cost entirely with them.
How it works, in 4 simple steps
You earn KIZAN.Creds™ through your work with KIZAN.
You choose which suppliers you want to support.
You allocate credits to those suppliers.
Your suppliers use the credits to access KIZAN.’s cyber security services at a discounted rate.
Those services might include security assessments, focused advice, or help addressing specific weaknesses that pose real risk - not generic box-ticking. The credits lower the cost for suppliers, making it feasible for them to implement meaningful improvements.
Why we built it
Supply chain security often breaks down at the same point.
Larger organisations identify issues in their suppliers, particularly SMEs, but remediation stalls because the supplier simply can’t afford the work. The risk stays open, everyone is aware of it, and it quietly becomes “accepted”.
The KIZAN. Supplier Sponsorship Scheme is designed to remove that deadlock.
Instead of expecting smaller suppliers to shoulder the full cost of enterprise-grade security, the scheme lets you actively share investment where it matters most and allows you to turn known risk into something you can actually do something about.
What this means in practice
For you
Reduce third-party risk in a targeted, practical way
Strengthen critical SME suppliers without heavy-handed mandates
Improve resilience across your whole supply chain, not just your own organisation
For your suppliers
Access professional cybersecurity support that would otherwise be out of reach
Get clear, proportionate guidance rather than enterprise-only solutions
Improve security without slowing the business down
A shared approach to supply chain security
Good supply chain security isn’t about blame, audits, or pushing responsibility downstream. It’s about recognising that risk is shared and dealing with it together.
The KIZAN. Supplier Sponsorship Scheme gives you a simple, transparent way to do exactly that, helping smaller suppliers become more secure and your supply chain more resilient as a result.
Want to strengthen your supply chain while helping suppliers afford the security they need? Talk to us about how the KIZAN. Supplier Sponsorship Scheme works.