6 expert tips to better secure third-party network access

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Earlier this year, the Soha Third-Party Advisory Group conducted a study that surveyed more than 200 enterprise IT and security C-Level executives, directors and managers about the daily challenges they face providing fast and secure third-party application access to their contractors and suppliers. The survey revealed that 98 percent of respondents do not consider third-party access a top priority in terms of IT initiatives and budget allocation. This is a huge concern, considering that third parties cause or are implicated in 63 percent of all data breaches.
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