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56% of security leaders now experience cybersecurity-related downtime caused by SaaS and other third-party application issues often or very often, nearly triple the rate in 2024.

PublisherSplunk
ReportThe Hidden Costs of Downtime
Published19 May 2026
TopicsThird-Party Risk, Downtime, Operational Resilience

Published by Splunk in The Hidden Costs of Downtime, 19 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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