SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
SHARING INFORMATION with suppliers is the lifeblood of the supply chain function , but it creates a huge amount of security risks for any organisation .
Critically , cyber criminals have now started attacking the supply chain just as much as they target organisations directly meaning due diligence must be paid not only to companies own cyber maturity , but that of their suppliers .
Today a supply chain can consist of tens or even hundreds of different suppliers , each of which provides businesses with another potential point of failure or entry point for a cybercriminal to attack . So the more security businesses can put behind the supply chain the better .
In 2011 , leading defence contractor Lockheed Martin suffered a massive supply chain breach , highlighting the delicacy of major corporations and further reinforcing the need to solidify data .
‘ Thales is at the centre of initiatives focused upon raising the cyber defence posture of the UK supply chain , particularly at the Ministry of Defence ’
18 August 2014