Along with all the great advancements in technology and the increasing importance and use of digital avenues in life, what we also get in an increase in digital criminality. Yes even as digital security systems are improving making sites harder and harder to hack, hackers are still working just as hard to hack into those systems. The use of technology is in more every day things than we can think of, and is making huge impacts in business relations and relations in general. Looking at the field of supply chain itself in more detail, we see nothing but an increase in complexity of the field. It has evolved from a slow process to a seemingly interconnected process where everyone and everything is record and counted through various technological parts. It is the exact things that are advancing the industry that are also crippling it by making it available to cyber crime. The use of machine-to-machine connectivitey, remotely guided vehicles and digitally linked smart machines are all ways that the industry is increasing it's productivity and attentiveness, but also being opened up to a whole new world of needed cyber security.
With how connected everything is in the supply chain, it is no wonder that 80% of data breaches can be traced back to the supply chain, but an alarming fact discovered in a 2016 cyber security survey conducted by the UK government showed that only 34% of bug businesses stipulate cyber-security standards for their suppliers. Basically companies just need to make security the norm and always do their best to protect themselves and also be sure you are doing business with companies that are protected just as well. With how big of an area the supply chain cover, pretty much the whole world, it is key to always be aware of potential criminals that are trying to make a quick buck.
http://www.scmr.com/article/the_digital_revolution_is_putting_supply_chain_data_at_risk/blogs
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