🇿🇦 English, 30 October 2026, supply chain risk
Third-party suppliers increasingly targeted by attackers
Companies are being compromised through trusted third-party relationships, with 35.5% of data breaches originating from third-party compromises.
The trend is gaining momentum as attackers exploit misplaced trust through third-party suppliers, with 41.4% of ransomware attacks coming through this route.
Companies are increasingly reliant on third-party service providers and solutions, but often fail to ensure these suppliers have implemented rigorous security controls.
To mitigate this risk, companies need to rethink their trust relationships and implement zero trust principles, such as enforcing least privilege and using identity-aware proxies.