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The hidden risk. Your security is only as strong as your weakest supplier. One compromised vendor can cascade across thousands of organisations, including yours. The headline number 45% of breaches involve third parties Supply chain attack growth +78% Average vendors per enterprise 5,000+ Vendors touching sensitive data 89% 45% Breaches involving third parties +78% Increase in supply chain attacks 2023 on 2022 5,000+ Average vendors per enterprise 89% Vendors with sensitive data access Attack surface ## Your vendors are your vulnerability Four categories of supplier account for the bulk of cascading incidents. ### Cloud Providers Shared infrastructure When AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud has an incident, thousands of businesses are affected simultaneously. Your security is only as strong as your provider's. **Example:** Microsoft Exchange Online breach exposed US government emails (2023) ### Software Vendors Trusted access SaaS tools and enterprise software have deep access to your systems. A compromised vendor update can spread malware across all customers. **Example:** SolarWinds attack affected 18,000+ organisations including Fortune 500 ### Service Providers Data handling Outsourced IT, payroll, and business services handle sensitive data. Their breach becomes your breach. **Example:** Capita breach exposed data from hundreds of UK councils and NHS trusts ### APIs & Integrations Connection points Every integration is a potential entry point. Attackers increasingly target the connections between systems rather than systems themselves. **Example:** CircleCI breach compromised customer secrets and environment variables The cascade effect ## One breach, thousands of victims Supply chain attacks are devastating because they multiply impact rather than adding to it. ### MOVEit / Progress Software 2023 2,600+ organisations BBC, British Airways, Boots, Shell, and US government agencies were all affected by one file transfer tool vulnerability ### SolarWinds 2020 18,000+ organisations US Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, Microsoft, and Intel were compromised through malware embedded in trusted software updates ### Kaseya VSA 2021 1,500+ businesses REvil ransomware spread through IT management software to MSP customers worldwide ### Okta 2022 366 customers Identity provider breach gave attackers potential access to authentication for hundreds of enterprises ## You cannot control your vendors. Control your data instead. Third party risk is unavoidable in connected systems. The dependable way to keep your most critical data out of a vendor breach is to hold it physically offline. [See how Offline Secure Storage® protects](/vault)[Why OSS is different](/why-oss) ![Mark Fermor](/assets/mark-fermor-aWtKNSv7.jpg) ![David Bailey](/assets/david-bailey-Dgqj8eaE.jpg) ![Kenny Phipps](/assets/kenny-phipps-CVyooRsR.jpg) Online Now Concierge ## Protect your data from third-party failures Find out how offline isolation keeps your most critical assets safe, even when your suppliers are compromised. Takes about 2 minutes. No account needed. Find Out Free 2 mins No sign-up