Cyber attacks on supply chains likely to rise

摘要

Cyber, 'Hacker', pirate and terrorist attacks are expected to rise across the global supply chain over the next 20 years and firms should plan now to protect their assets. This was the takeaway message of a recent survey undertaken by PriceWaterhouse Cooper and the Supply Chain Management Institute (SMI) at EBS Business School in Germany. On average those surveyed said there was a 56% probability of a rise in attacks in some form. It is not just cyber attacks that firms need to prepare for, the report says, they also need to be prepared to handle natural or man-made disasters. Overall, those surveyed said they were even more concerned with hacker attacks affecting their supply chains than they were actual physical attacks.