57% of North American organizations manage six or more external vendors with remote access into operational technology (OT) environments.

Publisher	Secomea
Report	State of Industrial Remote Access 2026
Published	20 July 2026
Topics	OT, Third-Party Access, Vendor Management, North America

Published by Secomea in State of Industrial Remote Access 2026, 20 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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