[Special Feature] Top Cybersecurity Threat in 2025 : Software Supply Chain Security
- Inno-Thought Team
- Nov 15, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 22, 2024
In the past few years, concern about protecting software supply chains has grown significantly, and more enterprises have begun to see the bigger picture when it comes to software supply chain security (SSCS).
The Market Situation
According to Gartner's report "Leader’s Guide to Software Supply Chain Security", there are “almost two-thirds of organizations reporting that they have already implemented SSCS initiatives,” and “multiple incidents and metrics reveal those efforts — which are often uncoordinated across the organization — have failed to address serious gaps in security.”
The estimated cost of software supply chain attacks “runs to tens of billions of dollars and is expected to grow 200% to $138 billion by 2031,” Gartner notes. In short: Enterprises can no longer afford the risk of skimping on a quality SSCS program.
Software supply chain attacks have seen increasing drastically, but few organizations have taken steps to evaluate the risks of these complex attacks.
Despite a dramatic rise in software supply chain attacks, security assessments are not performed as a part of vendor risk management or procurement activities. This leaves organizations vulnerable to attacks.
Security teams struggle to respond to vulnerabilities, especially where that vulnerability is included within software dependencies. Because software components have not been traditionally disclosed, their content is often opaque to teams trying to ascertain whether they are affected. This requires extraordinary work to identify affected software and implement risk mitigations.
Recent articles published by Inno-Thought eNews on SSCS
The Solution : How to Secure the Software Supply Chain in 2025
"Software supply chain security is a critical risk and compliance issue, but most organizations approach it in a fragmented way. The lack of an all-inclusive structure leaves protection gaps.” (Gartner 2024)
[Featured Whitepaper] Software Supply Chain State of the Union 2024
From Innovation to Infiltration: Safeguarding Against the Hidden Dangers in Your Software Ecosystem
JFrog combined responses from 1,200 Security, Development, and Ops professionals, analysis from the JFrog Security Research team, and Artifactory data to understand the state of software supply chain security.
Key takeaways you will get from this report:
The open source supply chain is exploding with hundreds of thousands of new packages added in 2023
Organizations need better ways to prioritize remediation with 85% of Critical CVEs examined reduced in severity by the JFrog Security Research team
Security tool sprawl is impacting developer efficiency with up to 25% of time spent on security remediation
Organizations would rather use AI for security than trust it to write code
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[Featured Whitepaper] Total Economic Impact of the JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform
JFrog commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study and examine the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize when deploying the JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform. This includes the financial models that quantify and articulate this technology investment’s value.
The JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform serves as a single system of record for automating the management of software updates at scale. It enables organizations to seamlessly build, secure, distribute, and deploy software with complete control over entire software releases, from code creation to device deployment.
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