They fear the globalized supply chains that help produce cheap goods and power global growth could become weapons in the hands of foreign adversaries. "Long, opaque supply chains leave gaps that can too easily be exploited, and we need a strategy for closing them in close collaboration with our allies." China has prepositioned cyber attackers to "wreak havoc on our critical infrastructure at a time of its choosing," Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray warned in April. Last year the US Navy reduced the number of Chinese supplies in its "critical technologies" supply chains by some 40 percent, according to Govini, a government data analysis business. "The bottom line is that in a world of grossly extended supply chains, vulnerabilities are part of the system," he said.

Source: The Standard October 07, 2024 08:56 UTC