2025.09.16 | CVSS 10.0 Cyber Flaw & Sticky Inflation: A Hidden Storm for Your Supply Chain

This episode unpacks critical intelligence points, focusing on a major cyber threat and important economic signals. A recent CISA advisory highlights a max-severity (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in Delta Electronics Dialink software, allowing remote attackers to gain complete control of industrial systems, posing a silent threat of physical disruption to the critical manufacturing sector globally. Simultaneously, non-fuel import prices in the US rose by 0.4% in August, indicating persistent and "stickier" inflationary pressure on imported goods and materials that reach your shopping cart. We connect these converging digital and economic threats, urging listeners to broaden their economic watch, recognize cyber-physical risks, and cultivate holistic preparedness for potential ripple effects on essential manufactured goods.