Information Technology risks

#	Risik	Consequences	Measures
1	Cyber Attacks	Attacks on the focus company or partner companies in the supply chain can compromise sensitive data or affect the functionality of the supply chain. Cyber risks of an upstream company are passed on to all downstream partners.⁵²	High level of top-bottom collaboration in the area of IT security Multi-level defense against cyber attacks Regular software updates High software and IT security standards (e.g. ISO 27000)
2	Virus Attacks	Virus Attacks or other targeted malicios actions regarding the use ot IT in SCM	Quality Assurance Deployment of industry- or even global-standards to remove outdated systems Support from professional service provider, ideally a long-time partner
3	Unintentional Bugs	Unintentional Bugs e.g. Y2K Bug	Quality Assurance e.g. via ISO Standards Sharing of Best Practices Communication and Collaboration along the whole Supply Chain and/or between other stakeholders

Sources: 21; 29; 30; 42

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