# Supply chain dependencies: Have you checked your blind spot?

DevFeed: [Supply chain dependencies: Have you checked your blind spot?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/supply-chain-dependencies-have-you-checked-your-blind-spot-8343.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/supply-chain-dependencies-have-you-checked-your-blind-spot/>)

Author: Tony Anscombe

Published: 2026-04-16T12:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [Business Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/business-security.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [business-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-security.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [customer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customer.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [exploits](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploits.md>), [operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operations.md>), [outage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/outage.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines supply chain dependencies as hidden sources of cyber and business risk for small and medium-sized businesses. It explains how third-party vulnerabilities, malicious attacks, and operational outages can disrupt operations and cause financial, reputational, legal, compliance, and data-related harm. It recommends mapping dependencies and strengthening resilience and business continuity.

## Source excerpt

Your biggest risk may be a vendor you trust. How can SMBs map their third-party blind spots and build operational resilience?