87% of enterprise servers accept inbound RDP or SSH connections from broad internal sources, giving attackers wide access pathways once inside the network.

VPN and remote access systems account for roughly one-third of initial access vectors in healthcare cyberattacks.

82% of attacks against cyber-physical systems involve using Virtual Network Computing (VNC) protocol clients to remotely access exposed internet-facing assets.

Organizations in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors using three or more remote access tools report lower session visibility and higher friction than organizations operating consolidated environments.

50% of manufacturers reported cost savings as a benefit of secure remote access.

60% of manufacturers permit more than 100 external parties (vendors, contractors, suppliers, OEMs, etc.) to access OT environments remotely.

42% of manufacturing respondents reported that SRA improves compliance

47% of manufacturing respondents expect better compliance as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

Over 96% of manufacturing respondents have plans to incorporate AI into remote access security.

38% of manufacturing respondents expect proactive risk identification as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

Only 19% of North American manufacturers cite regulatory requirements as a main driver for SRA implementation.

Only 54% of manufacturers allow internal employee access to OT environments remotely.

58% of manufacturers reported increased efficiency as a benefit of secure remote access.

69% of manufacturers have implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA).

34% of manufacturers have initiated Zero Trust strategies.

61% of manufacturing respondents expect improved real-time threat detection and response as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

88% of manufacturers authorize remote third-party access to OT environments.

67% of manufacturers cited improved third-party collaboration as the top benefit of secure remote access.

30% of EMEA manufacturing respondents cite regulatory requirements as a main driver for Secure Remote Access (SRA) implementation.

The vast majority of ransomware started with an attack on a remote access tool, contributing to 80% of attacks.