Small Business Supply Chain Partners Aren’t Always to Blame for Cyberscurity Breaches

One of the ways hackers penetrate a large corporation is by first breaching the weakest link in the supply chain of an organization. In many cases, these are small businesses. But it is wrongly assumed they are the weakest link. A new study from (ISC)² reveals large partners are actually to blame more than their smaller counterparts. According to the report, 54% of enterprises said the third-party breach was caused by large partners. This is compared to 46% of small partners or businesses. Additionally, 14% say they experience a breach as a result of a small business partner. However, it goes up to 17% with large partners.