Security in the cyber supply chain: Is it achievable in a complex,interconnected world?

The Cold War, with its symmetry and certainties that shaped the way we make sense of the world, is over. We now live in a time when the unimaginably complex and inextricably interconnected systems of the cyber domain make nations, societies, and institutions highly vulnerable to disruption. A deep-rooted sense of denial prevents many of us from acknowledging just how vulnerable the cyber supply chain really is. We must act, or risk catastrophe—but any actions we might take must be rooted in the reality of the world as it is, rather than in the world we once knew.