Striving For Supply Chain Security

The video discusses the risks associated with third-party suppliers, emphasizing the importance of transparency, vetting, and risk assessment. It highlights the need for stratifying vendors based on data access rather than financial relationships and critiques the reliance on questionnaires for security evaluations. The video also explores incentives for suppliers, the evolution of supply chain security, and the response to supply chain attacks. It concludes with a discussion on the security of embedded systems and the blurred lines between third-party and supply chain risks.

What are the challenges associated with relying on questionnaires for assessing supplier security?

What steps can be taken to ensure that the security measures of suppliers evolve alongside emerging threats?

How can organizations effectively communicate the importance of security to their suppliers?

In what ways can organizations ensure that medical devices are secure when working with third-party suppliers?