Supply Chain Attacks: The Hidden Cybersecurity Threat in Software Dependencies
The SolarWinds attack has thrust supply chain security into the spotlight, demonstrating how attackers can compromise thousands of organizations through a single trusted vendor. As software development increasingly relies on third-party components and cloud services, supply chain attacks represent one of the most significant and underestimated cybersecurity threats facing organizations today. Understanding Supply Chain Attacks Supply chain attacks target the software development and distribution process, compromising legitimate software to deliver malicious payloads to end users. Unlike traditional attacks that target organizations directly, these attacks exploit trust relationships between vendors and customers. ...