What is the level of understanding within your organization of the cyber and privacy risks arising from your third parties or suppliers across the following areas?
Characteristic
High
Moderate
Low
No understanding
Data breaches
41%
40%
16%
4%
Privacy violations
39%
41%
17%
3%
Cloud risks
37%
43%
17%
4%
IoT/Technology vendors
35%
41%
20%
4%
Software supply chain risks
34%
44%
19%
4%
Nth party risks
31%
45%
20%
4%
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Respondents' highest level of understanding of the cyber and privacy risks from third parties was high particularly for data breaches, and moderate for software supply chain risks. By contrast, respondents worldwide had a low level of understanding regarding risks arising from IoT/ technology vendors in 2021.
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