5 Ways to Reduce Third-Party Risk in the Supply Chain

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 | JON FIELDING

Enabling partners in a supply chain to share information and collaborate is crucial to a contracting organisation’s agility and competitive edge. However, once sensitive and confidential data or IP leaves that organisation’s central systems it is at risk of exposure to cyber security threats and access by unauthorised users. Supply chains have evolved into supplier ecosystems that are increasingly lengthy, fragmented, complex and geographically dispersed. Each third party will have its own security framework, and take different measures to protect information against cyber attacks. (read full article)