Monopoly in chip production & high tech --- Another serious risk for cybersecurity is the shortage of chip production (semiconductor industry) and so to say "monopoly" in high-tech (needed for any device using internet). What happens if for instance there is a high magnitude earthquake or other natural disaster (highly possible with climate change) hitting certain regions and affecting chip production by TSMC/Samsung or Intel or NVIDIA!? Many industries including cybersecurity will be seriously affected. So, diversification and more competition is a must...

Source author: Vladimir Nikolov vladimir984@yahoo.com