{"id":2894,"date":"2010-06-30T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2010\/06\/30\/how-big-of-a-supply-chain-threat-is-internet-over-reliance\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:32:10","slug":"how-big-of-a-supply-chain-threat-is-internet-over-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/how-big-of-a-supply-chain-threat-is-internet-over-reliance\/","title":{"rendered":"How Big Of A Supply Chain Threat Is Internet Over-Reliance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that you have enjoyed the article \u201cToday\u2019s Biggest Supply Chain Threat?\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two weeks, I\u2019ve learned more than I\u2019ve ever wanted to know about Internet security issues ranging from website downtime to cyber terrorism. Ignorance was indeed bliss. Now, being exposed to the threats that all businesses and even countries face is certainly not very comforting.<\/p>\n<p>In the article, I reference the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010. There are some interesting \u2013 and scary \u2013 excerpts from a US Senate press release about this bill that are noteworthy for supply chain professionals and the general public alike. Here are a few of those excerpts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Internet\u2026is now a necessity of modern life, and sadly one that is under constant attack.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFor all of its \u2018user-friendly\u2019 allure, the Internet can also be a dangerous place with electronic pipelines that run directly into everything from our personal bank accounts to key infrastructure to government and industrial secrets. Our economic security, national security and public safety are now all at risk from new kinds of enemies \u2014 cyber-warriors, cyber-spies, cyber-terrorists and cyber-criminals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe cannot afford to wait for a \u2018cyber 9\/11\u2019 before our government finally realizes the importance of protecting our digital resources, limiting our vulnerabilities, and mitigating the consequences of penetrations of our networks.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKey elements of the legislation include\u2026[d]evelopment of a comprehensive supply chain risk management strategy to address risks and threats to the information technology products and services the federal government relies upon. This strategy will allow agencies to make informed decisions when purchasing IT products and services.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A lot of people are taking the cyber security threat seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Are you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that you have enjoyed the article \u201cToday\u2019s Biggest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Big Of A Supply Chain Threat Is Internet Over-Reliance? - Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/how-big-of-a-supply-chain-threat-is-internet-over-reliance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Big Of A Supply Chain Threat Is Internet Over-Reliance? 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