The Rising Complexities of Software Supply Chain: A Proactive Approach to Security
The modern digital business increasingly relies on technology partnerships, leveraging third-party applications, API, and data to deliver new functionality and optimized user experience to the market.
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However, this also exposes more risks from entities in the supply chain, such as suppliers, vendors, partners, contractors, open-source developers, etc.
It is crucial to analyze the intricate nature of modern software supply chains along with the business implications of a potential supply chain breach, resulting in data exposure, operational disruptions and reputational loss.
With more than 90% of software components in enterprise apps being open source, the risks of malicious packages from the open-source ecosystem are higher than ever.
The session will cover:
- Implementing proactive measures for identifying and mitigating software supply chain risks;
- Establishing third-party governance to enhance visibility;
- Evaluating a use case of securing a software supply chain process to reduce risks.
