DHS task force sets 190-threat baseline for federal supply chain | Federal News Network
“In building out those scenarios, several categories were considered by the group, including the interplay of particular vulnerabilities in that context: business impacts, potential business mitigation strategies and controls,” Miller said. “It was a very contextual analysis for each of them.”
Along with the threats, the task force outlined 40 scenarios mapped to each of the nine groupings, covering everything from ransomware attacks to contractor compromise challenges to supplier ownership changes to natural disasters.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force identified 190 threats across nine groups, including counterfeit parts, cybersecurity and economics.
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Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.