These types of attacks impact almost every industry, including manufacturing, healthcare, government agencies, public services and even charitable organisations. Since businesses rely heavily on vendors and suppliers for day-to-day operations, there is a clear need for them to adopt security practices which take a comprehensive and proactive approach and enshrine clear communication and information-sharing between the organisation and its supply chain partners.
This article will focus on how these supply chain attacks work, the reasons for the increase in them, and their impact on the victims. We will delve into real-world cases and cite examples of how supply chain attackers have managed to access and infect an organisation’s systems through partners and suppliers.