From Shock to Strategy 2025

Integrated sustainability. Given the vast amounts of sensitive information that will be stored and exchanged on platforms, organizations will likely increasingly implement robust security measures to protect data privacy, prevent breaches and safeguard intellectual property within the ecosystem. Cybersecurity will be fundamentally driven by people and, in turn, will have a direct impact on them. Effective workforce management, education and empowerment will be critical in building a resilient supply chain that will withstand cyberthreats. Organizations will need to continue to invest in training initiatives that enable employees to be aware of cyber risk and cybersecurity and to implement strong security measures. By embedding cybersecurity into workplace safety protocols, companies will encourage a fairer and more ethical environment for their workforce that will ensure the health, safety and well-being of workers as well as compliance with human rights and fair labour practices. Successful cybersecurity will hinge in part on well-defined processes that will promote transparent risk reporting, governance and compliance throughout the supply chain, coupled with strong organizational collaboration to ensure alignment on security practices. Importantly, cybersecurity will not be a one-time task; it will continue to demand ongoing improvement through regular assessments, evaluations and benchmarking against industry standards, with deliberate coordination between all stakeholders to maintain accountability and effectively address vulnerabilities throughout the interconnected ecosystem. End-to-end-collaboration. While platforms exist to support collaboration, scalability will remain a significant challenge. Addressing this issue will require the adoption of platforms that enhance visibility into cyber risks and enable real-time and secure data sharing, operations and monitoring, fostering trust in collaborative environments. Seamless data flow among standardized processes of integrated supply chains from end to end will enable organizations to swiftly identify threats, anticipate vulnerabilities and respond more effectively to cyber incidents throughout the supply chain, where smaller suppliers are often targets of attacks that might impact larger original equipment manufacturer (OEM) data. A strong cybersecurity policy that moves beyond the dependency of third parties with differing levels and requirements on cybersecurity will help enable cross-border collaboration and intergovernmental cooperation, building trust among stakeholders through collaborative frameworks and protocols. A regulatory framework for cooperation will be essential to enforce the secure and standardized sharing of data throughout the supply chain. The regulatory landscape for cybersecurity would benefit from standardization to guarantee consistent compliance throughout. To drive continuous improvement and inspire innovation, it will continue to be critical to have individuals who are proficient in using the platforms, processes and information with the help of workforce augmentation and sharing knowledge to drive innovation. Technology adoption. Cybersecurity technology can have both positive and negative aspects. While connectivity will remain crucial for digital innovation and scale, it will also open up potential entry points for cyberattacks. Digital platforms will continue to be the foundation for making data accessible across value chains, and algorithms will play a critical role in processing, analysing and generating insights from this data. The big data collected from various sources driven by a 5G-plus network will allow the monitoring of supply chain operations in real time, detecting anomalies or irregularities that could signal a cyberthreat. Blockchain technology and cryptography will work together to provide integrity for transmitting protected and confidential transactions. As computing evolves, there will likely be a shift from traditional cloud-based models and digital stacks to agent-based systems, which would offer more localized control and real-time monitoring. Federated learning could enhance cybersecurity by allowing machine learning models to be trained on decentralized data across multiple devices or locations without the need to transfer sensitive data to a central server, thus increasing overall cybersecurity.4.6 Cybersecurity From Shock to Strategy: Building Value Chains for the Next 30 Years 25