Supply Chain Security Is Everyone’s Problem | Security Boulevard Ep. 19
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Cybersecurity failures increasingly originate inside the software supply chain.
In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth, Event Lead at Tech Field Day and Networking Industry Analyst, joins Mitch Ashley, Vice President and Practice Lead, Software Lifecycle Engineering at Techstrong Research, along with Steve Puluka, Network & Security Engineer and Network Architect, Tech Field Day Delegate.
They examine supply chain compromises, including incidents involving Notepad++ and software update distribution mechanisms. The conversation highlights why secure code distribution must be treated as an architectural control, not an operational afterthought.
As software ecosystems grow more interconnected, accountability now spans developers, hosting providers, infrastructure operators, and security teams. The traditional shared responsibility model must evolve to address increasingly complex dependency chains and third-party exposure.
The discussion also explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping networking operations, why observability has become foundational to modern security strategy, and how transparency and proactive incident response reduce systemic risk.
Security today is lifecycle discipline across the entire software delivery chain.
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