HPE extends Trusted Supply Chain initiative for global customers of ProLiant servers Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is making a global push for supply chain security in its server line.Two years ago, HPE launched its Trusted Supply Chain initiative to advance end-to-end security in servers for U.S. federal and public sector customers. This month, HPE is announcing an expansion of this program globally for its ProLiant server portfolio. “We have launched a comparable service globally called HPE Server Security Optimization Service for ProLiant,” said Cole Humphreys, global server security product manager at HPE. “We can deliver it in the European markets and now in the Asia Pacific markets. It is a big deal for us because now we have activated a meaningful supply chain security benefit for our entire global network of partners and customers.” Humphreys spoke with Lisa Martin, industry analyst for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He was joined by Ann Potten, trusted supply chain program lead at HPE, and they discussed rising costs of cybercrime, a 360-degree approach to computer security, new tools for component tracking, and protection for hardware end-of-life.