Assessment of cybersecurity awareness in supply chain system for defense and security sector

Abstract

Nowadays, all sectors including the defense and security sector must provide comprehensive cybersecurity awareness at all supply chain levels. Cybercriminal targets defense and security sector all over the world using various cyber threat methods. Previous studies show human factors and physical security are the contributions to this cyber-attack. It is imperative for companies to better prepare their workforce against these unscrupulous cyber and physical methods by implementing a rigorous security awareness regime. This study investigates cybersecurity awareness among employees who are involved directly with the supply chain system. A survey questionnaire was distributed both in hard-copy and soft-copy (online) modes. There were 380 respondents from various organizations in the defense and security sector. The overall findings show employees are aware of cybersecurity in the supply chain system. This critical sector should provide a comprehensive cybersecurity awareness to educate its employees about security practices in the workplace.