50% of large enterprises view third-party partners of any size as a cybersecurity risk, but only 14% have experienced a breach as the result of a small business partner, while 17% have been breached as the result of working with a larger partner, according to ISC2.

The study surveyed more than 700 respondents at both small businesses and large enterprises to learn how data sharing risk is perceived.

These findings contradict the widely-held belief that small businesses serve as the easiest conduit for cyberattacks on large enterprises.