Software supply chain security: Too costly to fail — and about to get much costlier

Business losses caused by attacks on software supply chains could exceed $80.6 billion by 2026, a 76% increase over estimated 2023 losses of $45.8 billion, a recent study by market researcher Juniper Research has found.

The 32-page report, titled "Vulnerable Software Supply Chains Are a Multi-Billion Dollar Problem," attributes the rapid rise in losses to two primary causes: increasing risks caused by the absence of security processes from software supply chains, and the rising complexity of software supply chains overall. …

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