Case Study: Taylor Fry achieves a 47% improvement in cybersecurity rating and automated third-party risk monitoring with UpGuard

Taylor Fry benchmarks their cybersecurity performance using UpGuard

Taylor Fry, a NZ/Australia actuarial and data science firm undergoing a multi-year IT transformation, needed a better way to benchmark and improve its cybersecurity posture and to assess third‑party risk. After evaluating alternatives to their prior ratings provider, Head of IT Thomas McCosker selected UpGuard to provide continuous security ratings and vendor risk monitoring.

UpGuard deployed BreachSight for continuous security ratings and external monitoring and Vendor Risk to automate vendor assessments and questionnaires, giving Taylor Fry a single, actionable cyber security rating. As a result, Taylor Fry saw a 47% improvement in its Cyber Security Rating in less than a year, has 25 vendors continuously monitored by the UpGuard platform, and monitors 11 IT assets (over half scoring 950/950), delivering measurable risk reduction and operational efficiency through automation.

Taylor Fry

Thomas McCosker

Head of IT