TECH & AI
For organisations who depend on third parties based in conflict zones such as Ukraine , the impact can be significant .
What are the main barriers to tightening supply chain cybersecurity ? JT : The first hurdle to overcome is making key individuals inside an organisation understand why supply chain cyber risk is a problem that needs addressing .
For too long , chief information security officers , chief technology officers and other senior executives have been focused on building their own cyber defences . Understanding the business risk of a successful cyber attack on a supply chain vendor or other third party is not always apparent to senior executives .
The second hurdle is to find an effective solution that helps the organisation have a positive impact on supply chain cyber risk . Many organisations find they are overwhelmed with vulnerability information , and don ’ t have effective means by which to influence third-party supply chain organisations at scale .
Intelligent investment in external support , and understanding what is possible from a ‘ data ’ perspective , is a key early step .
“ You have to understand the scale and location of your information assets . You cannot protect what you don ’ t know about ”
PAUL GRIBBON SENIOR CYBERSECURITY MANAGER , RELIANCE ACSN supplychaindigital . com 123