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Need to Combat the Counterfeit Threat in Electronics Goes Beyond Losing Money

The risk of counterfeit parts and products is no stranger to the semiconductor and electronics industry. Recent news spanning industries has underscored the reach of the problem of substandard, non-conforming and counterfeit parts in the wider, global supply chain.

More Than a Third of Global Cyber Attacks Aimed at Small Businesses, Research Shows

Thirty-six percent of all targeted attacks (58 per day) during the last six months were directed at businesses with 250 or fewer employees, according to the June 2012 Intelligence Report from Symantec. The figure was 18 percent at the end of December 2011.

Airfreight Group Argues for 'Harmonized' Approach to Risk Assessment on U.S. Model

In a position paper, the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group warned against the issuance of ad-hoc directives about the utilization of advance electronic data for airfreight security. Instead, the coalition encouraged governments around the world to take cues from the industry and look to the Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot program currently under way in the U.S. for guidance.

Of Zippers, Matzos and Closed Supply Chains

We like the term "supply chain" because it suggests a tightly interlinked series of steps that results in the uninterrupted flow of product from the raw-materials stage all the way to the consumer. But the word "chain" also evokes a burden, and that's how many companies have come to view their operations in recent years. Hence the mania for outsourcing everything from design and manufacturing to logistics.

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Social Media Are Both Boon and Bane for Businesses

Business uses for YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are fast catching up to the leisure uses that have been their primary raison d'etre so far, and usage of LinkedIn, which was created as a business tool, keeps soaring.

CSDP Teams With Sorvive Technologies on Cloud-Based Middleware Tool

A new partnership between Customer Service Delivery Platform (CSDP) and Sorvive Technologies is offering cloud-based middleware to help companies unite internal and external data, business processes and technology.

EU Won't Participate in Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty After All

The European Parliament overwhelmingly defeated an international anti-piracy trade agreement after concern that it would limit internet freedom sparked street protests in cities across Europe. The vote - 39 in favor, 478 against, with 165 abstentions - appeared to deal the death blow to the European Union's participation in a treaty it helped negotiate, though other countries may still participate without the EU.

Chubb Group Teams With FreightWatch to Bolster Cargo Security

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has joined with FreightWatch International to offer customers additional protection against cargo theft. Under the arrangement, FreightWatch will grant customers of Chubb transportation insurance a 10-percent discount on real-time shipment-tracking services.

Mobile Device Hardware Security Market Will Be Valued at $1.9Bn in 2017

Security has always been one of the forefront considerations within the mobile device industry. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, for example, gained the attention of Wall Street bankers because of the financial industry's need for high levels of data protection and security, along with the convenience of mobile use. A lot of talk in the mobile industry focuses around software security through detection and preventative applications; however, very little seems to be said on embedded mobile device hardware security.

Japanese Ministry Retains Accenture to Study Safety, Resilience of Nation's Food Supply Chain

Accenture has announced a management consulting contract with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for a project to improve food supply capabilities in natural disasters and emergencies.

Surface Transportation Bill Passes. Where Do We Go From Here?

Give Congress credit for finally coming to agreement on a new surface transportation bill, after months of acrimonious debate and nine extensions of the old funding law, known as SAFETY-LU. The fact that the Senate and House of Representatives could agree on anything at all is, I suppose, reason to applaud, especially given the toxic atmosphere that chokes the political scene today. And this new measure is something more than a "kick-the-can-down-the-road" effort, given that it maintains current highway funding levels until September 2014.

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Non-Asset-Based 3PLs & C-TPAT Certification

This past month, non-asset-based third-party logistics companies took a big leap forward in their fight to join the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), one of our nation's leading supply chain security programs. The Department of Homeland Security approved port security legislation that includes creating a pilot program for non-asset-based 3PLs to participate in C-TPAT. The pilot program will give entry to C-TPAT to five 3PLs for one year.

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