Former director of the FBI cybercrimes division and Virginia Tech alum, Gordon Snow , being interviewed by Wade Baker, collegiate associate professor of integrated security in the Pamplin College of Business. Virginia Tech photo
Former director of the FBI cybercrimes division and Virginia Tech alum, Gordon Snow (left), being interviewed by Wade Baker, collegiate associate professor of integrated security in the Pamplin College of Business. Virginia Tech photo

Wade Baker, collegiate associate professor of integrated security in Business Information Technology, has issued a white paper on the dangers of software supply chain attacks and the importance of competent software supply chain management and security.

A software supply chain attack occurs when malicious code is intentionally inserted into a component, and then distributed to key targets along the supply chain.

“Poorly developed software, deficient software update practices, and open-source components can provide cybercriminals the opportunity to exploit weaknesses in a software supply chain,” explained Baker, a faculty member with Virginia Tech’s Master of Information Technology (VT-MIT) program.

The white paper explores the recent rise in software supply chain attacks, their root causes, and what companies can do to combat them.

As Baker writes, the VT-MIT program “provides working professionals the skills to identify vulnerabilities and understand risks to protect their software supply chain against imminent threats.”

To learn more about the VT-MIT degree program from Virginia Tech, please visit https://vtmit.vt.edu

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Supply Chain Attacks - Virginia Tech.pdf

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