6 Signs That Your Supply Chain Risk Just Shot Up

Worried about the reliability and security of your supply chain? Supply chain risk levels are not steady states, and can feel like walking a tightrope.

Your systems and the systems of everyone touching your supply chain must be monitored. Software vendors, especially, should hold a reputable certification that their development practices are verified secure – such as this one from Veracode.

So how can you tell if your supply chain risk is elevated? Dark Reading put out these 6 indications that the danger posed by your supply chain is headed in the wrong direction:

1. Ransomware attack on a supplier
2. Lack of mobile visibility at a vendor
3. Lack of transparency at a supplier
4. Dramatic changes in operating processes
5. Major disaster or event (natural or man-made)
6. Strange occurrences such as a meeting popping up from a vendor that doesn’t exist, which could be a cyberattack

Read more here to learn some strategies for reducing supply chain risk in these areas.