Nearly half of organizations suffer third-party security incidents

New research finds that 47 percent of organizations have experienced a data breach or cyberattack over the past 12 months that involved a third-party accessing their network. The study, carried out by the Ponemon Institute for Imprivata, also shows 64 percent of respondents believe these types of third-party data breaches will either increase or remain at alarmingly high levels over the next 12-24 months. 'Third-party access is necessary to conduct global business, but it is also one of the biggest security threats and organizations can no longer remain complacent,' says Joel Burleson-Davis, senior vice president of worldwide engineering, cyber, at… [Continue Reading]