The Fourth of July is a fitting time to reflect on another kind of independence: the critical, and increasingly endangered, independence of cybersecurity assessments and risk analyses.
Rising trade tensions are prompting businesses to reconfigure their global vendor networks. But in their rush to avoid the impact of tariffs, many are walking straight into fraud.
Workforce changes are an unavoidable part of doing business, but organizations cannot afford to allow their security controls to lag behind these transitions.
Behind the tariff headlines, cybersecurity experts are watching for something less visible but just as consequential: a wave of state-sponsored cyber operations.