Most organizations today have dozens, if not hundreds and often thousands of third party vendor relationships. For some organizations, those third party vendors can be the open back door for hackers wanting to gain entrance. Airbus SE announced in September that it has taken new steps to guard its systems against cyber-attacks through the computer systems of subcontractors. With cybersecurity threats and awareness both on the rise, information security pros are facing greater pressure to make all systems and networks even more secure, to compensate for any shortcomings on the part of suppliers.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3445417/third-party-risk-management-a-getting-started-guide.html