Verizon 2024 DBIR: Software supply chain risks fuel a data breach epidemic

In a dramatic shift, the 2024 version of the Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) sounds the alarm about the growing link between data breaches and the vulnerability of the software supply chain – and calls on enterprises to hold their software suppliers to a higher standard for software security. 

Released this week, the 2024 Verizon DBIR found that breaches stemming from third-party software development organizations played a role in 15% of the more than 10,000 data breaches …

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