Ssd - Supply Security & Defence Expo 2027

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Supply chain security

The policies, processes and technology used to protect the flow of goods, data and payments from theft, tampering, diversion, counterfeiting and disruption, from origin through warehousing to final delivery.

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Critical infrastructure protection (CIP)

Measures taken by governments and operators to keep energy, transport, water, telecoms, health and finance assets running through accidents, crime, cyberattack or physical attack, including redundancy, monitoring and response planning.

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CBRNE

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive materials. The acronym is also used for the detection, protection, decontamination and response capabilities built against them.

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Dual-use goods

Items, software and technology with both civilian and military applications. Their export, re-export and transfer is licensed under EU and national export-control regimes, and exhibitors shipping such items to a fair need paperwork before dispatch.

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Situational awareness

The ability to build and maintain a live picture of threats, assets, people and operations so that operators can act before an incident escalates, typically supported by sensors, video, tracking and fusion software.

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Security of supply

Ensuring essential goods, components and energy stay available during crisis, through stockpiling, supplier diversification, domestic capacity, framework agreements and contractual security-of-supply clauses.

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Resilience

The capacity of a site, network or organisation to absorb a disruption and restore an acceptable level of service within a defined time, rather than simply preventing incidents.

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Secure logistics

Freight and warehousing operations with hardened processes: vetted carriers and drivers, sealed loads, continuous tracking, chain-of-custody records, route risk analysis and secure rest points.

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Civil protection

State and municipal arrangements for protecting the population during disasters and emergencies, including rescue services, shelters, mass-warning systems, field hospitals and volunteer coordination.

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Border and customs security

Controls at ports, airports and land crossings that screen people and cargo for prohibited goods, fraud, smuggling, sanctions evasion and document abuse, using scanners, biometrics and risk engines.

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Threat intelligence

Evidence-based analysis of current and emerging adversaries, tactics, techniques and indicators, shared between CERTs, operators and suppliers so defences can be adjusted before an attack spreads.

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Defence procurement

The rules and processes by which ministries of defence buy equipment and services, including framework agreements, competitive dialogue, offsets, security-of-supply conditions and industrial cooperation requirements.

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OT/ICS security

Protection of operational technology and industrial control systems - SCADA, PLCs, building management and port or grid equipment - where availability matters more than confidentiality and patching windows are tight.

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Chain of custody

A documented, auditable record of who held a consignment, sample or piece of evidence at each step, used in secure logistics, CBRNE sampling and forensic work.