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Strategies for Overseeing Supply Chain Cyber Risks

By Valerie Abend

07/08/2024

Cybersecurity Supply-Chain Risk Directorship Magazine

Boards increasingly need to be aware of management’s approach to third- and fourth-party cyber-risk management. What exactly does this mean? Third- and fourth-party risk refers to potential threats posed by external parties across an organization’s supply chain—including vendors, suppliers, contractors, and service providers—to its operations, assets, or reputation. These risks can manifest in various forms, several of which are described below...

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Valerie Abend
Valerie Abend is the senior managing director at Accenture Security.

 

This article is from the Summer 2024 issue of Directorship.

 

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