Cybersecurity and Supply Chain
Identify, assess, and mitigate risk
Both Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Management are about protecting the essential elements of your business, your reputation, and your relationships with your suppliers and customers. Having a practical, well-balanced plan to address trouble before it happens will give your company a competitive advantage when it happens.
VMEC has partnered with NUARI, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that serves the national public interest through the interdisciplinary study of critical national security issues. Together, we will develop a cybersecurity plan based on your organization’s current state, to help you achieve your future state by utilizing network monitoring and consulting, tailored training to build your organization capability, and crisis response exercises to strengthen and protect your organization and critical infrastructure.
Establishing and maintaining a strong supply chain is critical to the success of any manufacturing organization. Your success may come down to the need for supplier redundancies as well as understanding the true cost of sourcing and the impacts and potential risks to your business. VMEC can help your business evaluate your supply chain, identify, and qualify new suppliers and minimize the overall risk to the business.
Research and Evidence Based Outcomes
Cybersecurity and supply chain management are essential in protecting confidential information, maintaining customer trust, mitigating risk, complying with regulations, and ultimately protecting your business’s reputation.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the manufacturing industry is the second most targeted industry based on the number of reported cyber-attacks. Strengthening your strategy here directly protects your bottom line.
Additionally, the global pandemic has shown us all the importance and need for supplier redundancies as well as understanding the true cost of sourcing and the impacts and potential risks to your business.
Our Goal
Provide resources and assistance to help Vermont manufacturers take action to protect their business from cybersecurity threats.
Help Vermont manufacturers evaluate the risks and opportunities associated with the supply chain.
View and download our Cybersecurity 5-Minute Study Guide.
What We Do
- Assessments and evaluations of existing capabilities to identify gaps and vulnerabilities in your cybersecurity and emergency action plans
- Establish and maintain organizational resilience by helping you develop the framework for continuous preparedness against internal and external cyber threats
- Education and training to establish and build capabilities within your team’s strategic capabilities, cyber competencies and NIST SP 800-171 compliance requirements
- Proprietary cyber exercises, secure network monitoring and consulting, and education, all based on your business, budget, and capacity
- Capability to work within the Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network (SCOIN) which expands the MEP National Network’s scope from working primarily with individual companies to taking a more comprehensive approach to manufacturing supply chains. The initiative helps establish new service offerings to provide manufacturers with what they need to improve existing supply chain networks and fill gaps in the supply chain.
- Utilizing a key SCOIN service, CONNEX™ Vermont, is the Green Mountain State’s answer to your supply chain solution. Whether you’re a buyer or seller, this is the one-stop, secure, on-line platform that connects Vermont’s small manufacturers and suppliers in a single, searchable supply chain solution.
Vermont/ VMEC Manufacturer Supply Chain Assessment
Get the Insights You Need to Tune Up or Transform Your Supply Chain
VMEC helps you proactively manage change by identifying issues, gaps and risks in your current supply chain – and then guiding you to proven resources and solutions. Analyzing and adjusting your supply chain now will make your business that much stronger in the long run.
Supply Chain Disruption Vulnerability
It wasn’t that long ago that the global economy was practically shut down. A series of cascading events beginning with the shutdown of factories at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the reduction of semiconductor chip production throughout Asia, the Suez Canal blockage, and ships queued up for weeks at Long Beach, exposed the weaknesses in our global supply chains.
Unfortunately, supply chain disruptions will continue to surprise us, whether from natural and man-made disasters, geo-political strife, cyberattacks, transportation issues, or who knows what else. As a smaller manufacturer, you are more vulnerable to global supply chain disruptions than larger companies. Having to pay more for materials, parts or shipping is a difficult dynamic as you may not be able to absorb short-term losses or even lower margins.
Check the “Health” of Your Supply Chain
The key to continuity, and survival, is to be prepared. We want to help you get ready for future disruptions. VMEC’s Business Growth Advisor – Supply Chain Mark O’Hearn works with Vermont manufacturers to assess areas critical to building and maintaining a strong supply chain.
Because the United States has invested in a strategy to improve the performance and resilience of our domestic supply chains, we can offer our Supply Chain Assessment at no cost to you. Following the assessment, we will provide a “Supply Chain Health Report” identifying gaps and offering recommendations related to:
Supplier management- Risk management
- Forecasting & Inventory Management
- Regulatory Compliance & Sustainability
- Foreign Sourcing
- Cybersecurity
Supplier managementComplete the form below to request your free Supply Chain Assessment and be sure to connect with Mark on all things Supply Chain-related in Vermont! We can help your organization prepare for the next
supply chain disruption, and become more competitive, through the application of supply chain best practices.
Supply Chain Assessment - Check the "Health" of Your Supply Chain Today!
For Cybersecurity matters, contact Brett Ference, VMEC Director of Business Development.
For Supply Chain matters, contact Mark O'Hearn, VMEC Business Growth Advisor - Supply Chain.
We Get to Know You and Your Business
Build a Customized Approach
Apply and Teach Proven Tools and Methodology With Expert Guidance
Hands-on Support Through Application and Follow Up
Ensure Solutions That Help You Succeed
Everyone’s business is different, VMEC takes the time to understand what makes your business unique and partners with you to help achieve your business goals.