In this interview, Tamir Pardo, former Director of Mossad, joins Jessie Amado, Head of Cyber Research at Sepio, for a discussion on the evolving cybersecurity landscape and the growing challenges organizations face in protecting their critical infrastructure.
Drawing on his extensive experience in intelligence and national security, Pardo shares his perspective on emerging cyber threats, including supply chain attacks, hardware-based risks, and the increasing complexity of securing interconnected environments.
Supply Chain Attacks and Hardware Security Risks
Modern organizations depend on complex global supply chains involving hardware, software, vendors, and third-party services. This interconnected ecosystem can introduce security gaps that are difficult to identify using traditional cybersecurity tools alone.
During the conversation, Pardo explores the risks associated with supply chain attacks and the potential consequences for businesses, governments, and critical infrastructure. A compromised component or unauthorized device can create an unexpected path into an otherwise well-protected environment.
Hardware deserves particular attention because malicious or compromised devices can operate below the visibility of conventional endpoint and network security solutions. Understanding and identifying these hardware-based threats is therefore an important part of building a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy.
The Growing Importance of Hardware Visibility
As organizations adopt more connected devices across distributed environments, maintaining an accurate understanding of the hardware connected to the network becomes increasingly challenging.
Unauthorized, unmanaged, or potentially malicious devices can create security blind spots and expand the organization’s attack surface. Addressing these risks requires continuous device visibility and the ability to distinguish trusted assets from unknown or potentially threatening hardware.
This additional layer of visibility helps security teams strengthen their overall security posture and respond more effectively to risks that might otherwise remain undetected.
How Sepio Addresses Hardware Security
The Sepio platform helps organizations gain visibility into their connected hardware and identify potentially risky or unauthorized devices across their environments.
By analyzing device behavior and hardware characteristics, Sepio provides security teams with intelligence that complements existing cybersecurity controls. This enables organizations to better understand their hardware attack surface, detect anomalies, and apply appropriate security policies.
Sepio’s approach extends security visibility to the Physical Layer, helping organizations address a layer of cybersecurity that traditional software-focused security solutions may not fully cover.
Through greater hardware visibility and device intelligence, organizations can strengthen Zero Trust initiatives and make more informed decisions about which devices should be trusted, restricted, or investigated.
Watch the Interview
Watch the full Tamir Pardo interview to hear his perspective on supply chain security, hardware threats, cyberwarfare, and the challenges organizations face as the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve.
