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51% of Organizations Experienced a Third-Party Data Breach After Overlooking External Access Privileges

“SecureLink released its third-party data breach report with the Ponemon Institute, highlighting the gap between perceived third-party access threats and the security mitigations adopted. 

The report titled “A Crisis in Third-party Remote Access Security” found that organizations were not implementing the necessary security measures to mitigate third-party remote access risks. 

The failure to adopt the necessary security measures exposed their networks to potential unauthorized third-party access and compliance risks. Consequently, nearly three-quarters (74%) of organizations breached within the last 12 months said the exposure originated from granting too much privileged access to third parties.”

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Organizations Experienced a Third-Party Data Breach After Overlooking External Access Privileges