• Most businesses simply accept that their suppliers are cybersecure.
• Product certification should be replaced with a focus of ensuring an entire organization is secure.
• The INCD’s new app helps implement stronger cybersecurity auditing and certification.
As most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are run on a low operational budget, most do not invest adequately in cybersecurity. Hence, they are becoming preferred targets for cybercriminals, either as direct targets or as an attack vector to reach the bigger businesses, government agencies or critical infrastructures they are supplying to. We are currently witnessing a surge in supply chain cyberattacks, both in number and in sophistication.
The importance of SMEs is beyond question: According to ENISA, they are the backbone of the EU economy, representing 99% of all businesses and employ about 100 million people. The US economy is no different percentage-wise. SMEs provide services and products to bigger businesses and to the population at large. So as crucial parts of the supply chain, they must be protected from cyberthreats.
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