5 Best Practices To Avoid Supply Chain Attacks Like 3CX

The recent compromise of 3CX's Electron Desktop Application (CVE-2023-29059) has highlighted the need for companies to remain vigilant of supply chain attacks involving the commercial software they use. A supply chain attack occurs when malware is introduced into legitimate software or through software updates, prior to that software reaching the consumers. Consumers who install or update software that has been modified are at risk of compromise and further attacks by the threat actor who introduced the malware into the software or others who may take advantage of the induced vulnerabilities. Follow these 5 best practices to stay ahead of supply chain attacks:

1. Patch Management