The Cyber Security Handbook – Prepare for, respond to and recover from cyber attacks

CHAPTER 10: THIRD-PARTY THREATS

An increasingly interconnected world requires increasingly interconnected organisations. No matter the field your organisation operates in, there is a good chance you 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 business benefits, but it also exposes you to new risks. The risks that directly relate to your organisation are completely within your control, but your suppliers’ measures are a different matter.

10.1 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 ...