When a CIO starts to think about what they need to do to secure their  company, most often they tend to look around themselves. 

They look at  the company’s data centers, the desktop systems that people use, the  laptops that people take home, etc. All of the company’s IT assets that  relate to the importance of information technology can be seen and, with  a little luck, secured. However, it turns out that there is one area  that too many CIOs have been overlooking: their supply chain. What this means is that all of the computers and systems that a company’s suppliers use to connect to the company have to be as secure as the company’s systems are. 

However, can a CIO ever be sure that their supply chain is secure