Nation-State Supply Chain Attacks: The Hidden Threat Haunting US Businesses
Nation-state threat actors are targeting hardware supply chains, with 29% of US firms feeling the impact. Over 91% of surveyed organizations worry about malicious components in PCs, laptops, and printers. HP Wolf Security urges stringent monitoring and compliance to tackle these growing supply chain security threats.
Hot Take:
Supply chains are the new playgrounds for nation-state hackers. Who knew your next printer could be an international spy?
Key Points:
- 29% of US firms believe they’ve been targeted by hardware supply chain attacks.
- Over a third suspect nation-state actors of planting malicious hardware or firmware.
- Half of the surveyed companies worry they can’t verify the integrity of their hardware.
- 91% think nation-state actors will use malicious components to compromise devices.
- HP recommends monitoring and verifying hardware and firmware configurations diligently.
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