The attacks on Hezbollah last week using explosives planted inside electronics highlight the risks and vulnerabilities of technology supply chains, experts say. The Wall Street Journal tapped Poole professor Rob Handfield, who explained that the complexity of electronics supply chains makes it difficult to trace the origins of every component or identify where potential vulnerabilities might be introduced.
“There’s multiple distributors, there’s multiple contract manufacturers, there’s multiple boards, there’s multiple locations. It’s just a really confusing array of people” in electronics supply chains, Handfield said.
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This post was originally published in Poole Thought Leadership.
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