By Diana-Lynn Contesti, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, CSSLP, SSCP
John Martin, CISSP-ISSAP, CISM
Richard Nealon, CISSP-ISSMP, SSCP, SCF
In part one of this blog, we discussed privacy, remote access aka work from home (WFH), insider threats, data leakage, zero trust architecture (ZTA) and security architecture. In part two of the blog, we discussed Edge Computing, 5G, IoMT/IoT, AI, and ransomware.
Now into the third month of 2021, we foresee issues related to supply chain (both consumer goods and security vendors), digital transformation and digital health vaccine passports
Supply Chain (Consumer Products)
As 2020 progressed along with the COVID-19 pandemic, we began to see a slow down in the delivery of consumer products. As Diana Contesti says, “I ordered a new stove in July of 2020, and finally took delivery in early February 2021. I was told that the vendor could not source all the required parts due to manufacturing and shipping issues.” We also saw that certain products became scarcer or more expensive as time passed in 2020. As 2021 opens, we are still seeing this trend, a short supply of goods or goods simply costing more. We expect this trend to continue throughout 2021.
According to WEF, ( https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/how-to-build-supply-chains-fit-for-the-future/) protectionism is likely to make supply chain resiliency harder to attain, and with it costs are predicted to increase. If one looks at the current situation in the United Kingdom with the new variant of COVID-19, despite Brexit discu ..
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