ATLANTA – ECIA members, electronic component manufacturers and distributors who have international operations face a broad spectrum of cyber risks that could potentially impact their business operations. These risks can be more complex and challenging due to their international scope. The ECIA’s GIPC has posted an advisory report prepared as the result of a cooperative effort between electronic component manufacturers and their authorized distributors.

The four key areas covered by the document are Cyber Threats, International Governance, An International Response Plan and Scheduled Tests, and Allocating Resources to Protect International Operations. This document offers concrete recommendations to enable managers to prepare their organizations.

“Many thanks to the GIPC Cybersecurity subcommittee that worked on researching and updating this critical document,” commented ECIA VP of Industry Practices, Don Elario. “By sharing members’ best practices with the rest of the industry, we can minimize the disruptions that occur from cyber-attacks. These attacks affect everyone.”

The GIPC committee members who worked on this advisory report were:

• Jeff Johnson - Director, IT Security, Privacy and Cyber-Fraud, DigiKey
• Bert Krämer - Senior Vice President IT and CIO, Vishay (recently retired – December 2024)
• Kathy Harp - IT Director, Avnet

The complete GIPC Guidance Document, entitled “International Cyber Security Advisory Report, GIPC No. 102, Edition 2” can be downloaded here.