Logiq Consulting
NCSC-assured Bristol cyber consultancy and managed-services provider for UK defence, government and critical infrastructure; acquired by IBM in September 2026.
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Logiq, founded in Bristol in 2018 by Rich Forder, James Walker, Rob Guegan and James Morgan, is an NCSC-assured cybersecurity consultancy serving defence, government and other regulated organizations. Its work spans cybersecurity assurance, Secure by Design, secure systems engineering, digital transformation and managed services, and it developed DISX, a secure collaboration portfolio for organizations working with UK defence and government bodies. It has grown to more than 235 people.
IBM announced the acquisition on September 24, 2026; terms were not disclosed. Logiq will join SiXworks, the defence specialist IBM acquired in 2024, as part of IBM’s push into UK defence and public-sector work.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Grew from a 2018 start to 235+ people and a proprietary secure-collaboration product.
Delivers assurance and secure-by-design services in regulated UK defence and government settings where compliance is mandatory.
235+ staff, defence and critical-infrastructure clients and an IBM acquisition indicate solid traction.
Assured consulting plus managed services is an established model; DISX is the more distinctive element.
NCSC assurance is a meaningful credential, but no independent outcome data was found.
UK defence supply-chain security requirements are likely to stay strict and growing.
Why CISOs Should Care
For UK defence and public-sector security leaders, Logiq offers assured consultancy and managed services built around Secured by Design, now backed by IBM's scale.
What Makes It Different
Combines NCSC-assured consulting with its own DISX secure-collaboration product for defence supply chains, rather than consulting alone.
The Matrix Verdict
52/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
An established, defence-focused UK security consultancy whose acquisition by IBM signals strategic value; limited public information on outcomes beyond company and press statements.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Descriptions of capabilities come from Logiq and IBM announcements; no independent assessment of service outcomes was found.
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