Energy Sector's Achilles' Heel: Third-Party Vulnerabilities (.PDF Download)

The U.S. energy sector could be facing more vendor-related supply chain security risks in the near future according to a new report from SecurityScorecard and KPMG. In fact, nearly two-thirds of all breaches (12 of 18, to be precise) now come from the software and IT vendors that energy organizations work with. And, third-party risk is responsible for 45% of breaches, compared to a global rate of 29%.