As the economic importance of digital innovation accelerated during the global pandemic, so too did the number of cyberattacks aimed at exploiting software supply chains. According to Sonatype’s 2021 State of the Software Supply Chain Report, these attacks are now increasing exponentially.
In 2021, for example, Sonatype tracked a 650% increase in software supply chain attacks aimed at exploiting weaknesses in upstream open source ecosystems. This compares to 2020, when it reported a 430% increase in such attacks.
