Security News > 2021 > August > Supply chain attacks expected to multiply by 4 in 2021

Supply chain attacks have been a concern for cybersecurity experts for many years because the chain reaction triggered by one attack on a single supplier can compromise a network of providers.

Supply chain attacks are now expected to multiply by 4 in 2021 compared to last year.

Composed of an attack on one or more suppliers with a later attack on the final target, namely the customer, supply chain attacks may take months to succeed.

With the almost limitless potential of the impact of supply chain attacks on numerous customers, these types of attacks are becoming increasingly common.

For 66% of the supply chain attacks analysed, suppliers did not know, or failed to report on how they were compromised.

Less than 9% of the customers compromised through supply chain attacks did not know how the attacks occurred.

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