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Supply Chain Security: Preventing Second Hand or Counterfeit Computing Device Components

Topic: Supply Chain Security: Preventing Second Hand or Counterfeit Computing Device Components

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HubSpot—The Gathering Place on the Gateway
6724 Alexander Bell Drive Hub Spot, Suite 105
Columbia, MD 21046Location info for those attending in-person

Abstract: Increasingly, large enterprise customers are requiring Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) and/or Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to show demonstrable proof that they have a secure supply chain. These manufacturers must prove, through controlled, documented, and audited means, that their supply chain ecosystem is secure throughout the product development lifecycle (pre-manufacturing through product end-of-life.) This legitimate concern is based on the growing threat posed by second hand or counterfeit computing device components. Disruptions in supply chains and the possible introduction of counterfeit components can increase risks to the proper functioning and overal

Bio: Kevin McPeak, Lenovo - Kevin McPeak, CISSP, ITILv3 is a Deputy Director within the Lenovo Chief Security Office. Kevin is a technical SME for endpoint management, endpoint security, data loss prevention, encryption, mobile device app management, secure mobile content delivery, and new defensive technologies. Kevin has two Masters of Science degrees, with one being earned at Johns Hopkins University and the other being earned at Virginia Tech. He is a part-time PhD candidate at Virginia Tech’s northern Virginia extension campus and is completing his dissertation. Kevin previously worked for Symantec Corporation where he was their Public Sector Principal Cybersecurity Architect. Prior to Symantec, Kevin worked as an on-site contractor (CACI, Lockheed Martin, and AlphaInsight) where he conducted cybersecurity work across numerous Federal Government agencies. Additionally, Kevin is a US Army veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom (2003) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2010 – 2011).

Aug 24, 2022 05:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)