Mitigation of (digital) supply chain vulnerabilities has become an urgent cybersecurity priority following the discovery of the intrusion to the supply chain of SolarWinds in December 2020, and the consequential issuance of a U.S. President’s Executive Order in February 2021.

In terms of Humanitarian Action, global digital transformation powered by AI systems and cloud-based solutions shows great promise in aiding vulnerable populations in armed conflict and other situations of violence. Unfortunately, even a single exploitable supply chain vulnerability in these systems can be devastating and life-threatening for humanitarian actors and the population they assist. In this Track, we will discuss the issue of supply chain vulnerability and its impact on global digital transformation in the humanitarian sector.