The blind spot: digital supply chain is now a board-level imperative | Computer Weekly

▤ Summary

The article argues that digital supply chain visibility has become a board-level security and governance issue. It explains how hidden software dependencies, SaaS tools, cloud services, APIs, and open-source components create exposure that many organizations still fail to map. It highlights major incidents such as SolarWinds, MOVEit, Log4j, and the CrowdStrike outage to show how one failure can cascade across many businesses. It also stresses that regulations like NIS2, DORA, and SEC cyber disclosure rules now require continuous oversight and clearer reporting of supplier risk. The piece concludes that companies need a unified approach to supply chain risk if they want to improve resilience and compliance.

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