IT security in the automotive supply chain

Global

Research and Markets:   The greater use of IT systems to introduce
efficiencies within theautomotive sector supply chain offers significant
 revenue opportunities for software vendors, networking solution providers
and systems integrators. Manylogistics solution providers believe that web
 services represent one of the best mechanisms for cost-effectively integrating
 numerous suppliers and manufacturer systems while exploiting the ubiquity of
the web as a network infrastructure.     The increasing reliance on IT systems
to create efficiency improvements inthe automotive sector necessitates a
greater need for both proactive IT security measures and reactive business
continuity. IT security solution providers must help automotive customers
understand how web services security can help overcome security concerns
for web services models. Physical security represents an additional opportunity
for those with the appropriate capabilities or partners. Automotive
 manufacturers and retailers need help from the technology industry to help
them overcome the privacy concerns surrounding RFID.IT investment is one
means of reducing costs through automating previously manual processes and
 by cutting supply chain timescales.  Such an infrastructure however, is a
double-edge sword because any disruption could paralyze the manufacturers
operations. Greater IT  investment must go hand-in-hand with a better
understanding of IT security risks. It is expected that RFID will be the bedrock
 of most supply chains 10 to 20 years from now with the market conservatively
 valued at $1 billion by 2006. Because of the importance of an efficient supply
 chain within the automotive sector, Datamonitor believes that RFIDcould be an
 important technology in this market as well.
 IT security in the automotive supply chain Publ 20050519