By Annika Nevaste
Cyber attackers increasingly exploit supply chains as the weak underbelly of European business. Securing supply chain resilience is now critical.
Mercurial world leaders, geopolitical tensions and growing reliance on non-EU technology providers are pushing digital sovereignty to the top of the agenda for the EU and European business leaders.
The EU relies on non-EU countries for over 80% of digital products, services, infrastructure, and intellectual property. Excessive dependencies on non-EU actors in critical technologies pose risks to European sovereignty and resilience.[i] The EU has already taken steps to strengthen cyber security regulations, but supply chains still represent a poorly understood source of vulnerability.
While digital sovereignty has risen up the policy agenda, the greatest and least understood threat lies in the cybersecurity risks embedded in global supply chains. These are risks that cannot be addressed through regulation alone. And for many organizations, those risks sit just out of sight, buried deep within supply chains they assume are secure.
Securing EU sovereignty
In recognition of growing risks to EU…
