{"id":32679,"date":"2024-09-23T15:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/?p=32679"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:59:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:59:56","slug":"rob-handfield-analyzes-supply-chain-risks-in-hezbollah-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/article\/rob-handfield-analyzes-supply-chain-risks-in-hezbollah-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Handfield Analyzes Supply Chain Risks in Hezbollah Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attacks on Hezbollah\u00a0last week using explosives planted\u00a0inside electronics highlight the risks and vulnerabilities of technology supply chains, experts say. <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> tapped Poole professor <a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/people\/rbhandfi\/\">Rob Handfield<\/a>, who explained that the complexity of electronics supply chains makes it difficult to trace the origins of every component or identify where potential vulnerabilities might be introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s multiple distributors, there\u2019s multiple contract manufacturers, there\u2019s multiple boards, there\u2019s multiple locations. It\u2019s just a really confusing array of people\u201d in electronics supply chains, Handfield said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/pager-attacks-in-lebanon-weaponize-supply-chains-60722390?st=CftMoj&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header {\"block\":\"ncst\/default-post-header\"} -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header {\"displayCategoryID\":170} \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The attacks on Hezbollah\u00a0last week using explosives planted\u00a0inside electronics highlight the risks and vulnerabilities of technology supply chains, experts say. <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> tapped Poole professor <a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/people\/rbhandfi\/\">Rob Handfield<\/a>, who explained that the complexity of electronics supply chains makes it difficult to trace the origins of every component or identify where potential vulnerabilities might be introduced.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s multiple distributors, there\u2019s multiple contract manufacturers, there\u2019s multiple boards, there\u2019s multiple locations. It\u2019s just a really confusing array of people\u201d in electronics supply chains, Handfield said. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/pager-attacks-in-lebanon-weaponize-supply-chains-60722390?st=CftMoj&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week\u2019s attacks on Hezbollah, involving explosives hidden in electronics, highlight the dangers of complex technology supply chains. 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