CHAPTER 6: THIRD-PARTY THREATS

An increasingly interconnected world requires increasingly interconnected organisations. No matter the field your organisation operates in, there’s a good chance your products or services rely on components, or even whole products produced by third parties. No doubt you also share data – via email, perhaps, or through a dedicated vendor portal. This connectivity brings great benefits, but it also exposes you to risk. You can control those risks as they relate to your organisation, but your supplier’s control measures are a different story altogether.

Supply chain threats

The modern supply chain stretches across the globe and encompasses thousands of organisations. More data is shared across the supply chain than ...

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