In recent years, the United States’ supply chain network has faced an onslaught of cyberattacks. The attacks have left the global superpower a shaking nation with a whole portfolio of challenges, risks, and vulnerabilities exposed to the masses. From the attack to the that breached companies like Apple, Microsoft, Uber, and Tesla, to the most recent , it’s evident that, in an increasingly digital age, cybercriminals fear no traditional governmental powers, and supply chain networks need to hunker down on cybersecurity.
Looking back at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, western nations found themselves ill-equipped to deal with the novel Coronavirus; not due to lack of knowledge or medical inability but because supply chains were in a chokehold and supplies like personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers weren’t being manufactured fast enough.
To address this problem and mitigate future risks, Biden signed , aptly titled “America’s Supply Chains”, in February 2021.
The Executive Order (EO) of US supply chains to figure out exactly where the vulnerabilities and risks are, to help institutions and organisations manage any future disruption…
