A new LevelBlue report reveals that only 23% of enterprises have high visibility into their software supply chains—even though 40% of CEOs consider it their top security risk . Poor visibility correlates with breaches: 80% of under‑informed organizations suffered incidents in the past year, versus 6% for those with strong visibility. Emerging regulations (EU Cyber Resilience Act, U.S. SBOM mandates) are accelerating action, but risk remains. Firms must embrace software bills of materials and integrate AI‑driven monitoring to reduce third‑party exposure.

Deepfake governance attacks are evolving social-engineering weapons. Cloned voices bypass human trust, exploiting familiarity & honor-based workflows. This isn’t just a government threat; CEOs face it too. We need new authentication for communications & decision-making to combat this rising risk. Trust must be earned—every time.