Cargill has announced its plan to invest in Hyperledger Grid, reports the Coin Telegraph. The Hyperledger Grid will streamline supply chains by using blockchain technology

Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is generated by digital devices. This volume is expected to increase with the growth of Internet of Things (IoT). The data has been used by e-commerce websites for marketing, sales prediction and forecasting as well as targeted marketing, and companies take advantage of the digital foot prints that users leave on the internet while browsing. The data includes their location, brands of interest, gender, age, occupation, etc. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that when I perform an Amazon search for a book, I will see advertisements suggesting the same and related books once I log on to my Facebook account. This level of interconnectivity is used by platforms such as Amazon, eBay, and lots more to enhance their marketing efforts via artificial intelligence.

The supply chain remains the weakest link, reports Supply Chain Digital.  That is because companies can’t control their supply chain partners security measures.

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According to Washington Technology, The Department of Homeland Security wants IT companies to update their supply chain security. The fear is that lax security in the supply chain could lead to compromised products.