The Overlooked Weak Link in Cyber Defense: Business Partner Authenticity
Technical fortifications often play an important role among organizations looking to create a reliable and modern cybersecurity environment. There are firewalls, zero-trust networks, encryption, endpoint monitoring, and more. However, despite these solutions, breaches continue to happen. And to the surprise of some, they happen through a rather unexpected route-the partners you trust. Vendors, suppliers, and service providers have to be authentic. Not all enterprises bother checking the identity of their partners, which leads to a plethora of problems down the line.