The text highlights the increasing threat of software supply chain attacks, which have become a critical concern for organizations worldwide as revealed by a CrowdStrike survey. These attacks exploit vulnerabilities in trusted software suppliers to introduce malicious code into legitimate updates, impacting industries such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and IT services. Despite awareness of this growing threat, many organizations are not fully prepared, with only a third vetting all their suppliers. The survey also underscores the financial impact, with two-thirds of respondents having experienced such attacks, costing over $1.1 million on average. To combat these threats, the text recommends behavioral-based attack detection and threat intelligence as essential tools, citing CrowdStrike's solutions as effective in improving response times to meet the critical "1-10-60" window for detecting, investigating, and remediating cyber incidents, thereby enhancing overall cybersecurity readiness.