The Side Door: How Attackers Get in Through Your Vendors

Video Summary

48% of breaches involve a 3rd party, according to the Verizon Data Breach Report, and that number doubled in a single year. The front door is locked, so adversaries take the side door: your vendors, suppliers, and service providers.

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In this episode, John Watters, CEO of iCOUNTER, breaks down why attackers target the ecosystem around a company rather than the company itself, and how putting threat intelligence in the hands of your third parties cuts the likelihood of a breach before it ever reaches you.

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Watters has spent 3 decades building the threat intelligence industry, including leading iSIGHT Partners and serving as President and COO of Mandiant.

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