CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

Hardware providers are crucial links in the supply chain as they supply the physical components that constitute computing devices. If these components are tampered with or have built-in vulnerabilities, they can provide avenues for supply chain attacks once integrated into an organization's network. This explains the security concerns associated with hardware providers in the supply chain, emphasizing that the threat exists before the hardware is procured by organizations, rather than being exclusively post-procurement through management or configuration as the incorrect options might suggest.