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Organisations that knowingly work with risky suppliers are more than four times as likely to experience a supplier-originated cyber incident.

PublisherData Health Check 2026
ReportDatabarracks
Published21 July 2026
TopicsThird-Party Risk, Supply Chain

Published by Data Health Check 2026 in Databarracks, 21 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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