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57% of North American organizations manage six or more external vendors with remote access into operational technology (OT) environments.

More than 75% of North American organizations with OT environments already use or prefer a standardized platform for managing vendor access.

46% of North American organizations with OT environments report full auditability of vendor sessions.

23% of North American organizations with OT environments review vendor credentials monthly or more frequently.

Where IT/OT alignment weakens in organizations in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors, vendor-related incident exposure nearly triples.

Organizations in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors using three or more remote access tools report lower session visibility and higher friction than organizations operating consolidated environments.

Organizations in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors implementing all five core Zero Trust principles reach visibility levels not achieved through tooling alone.

Only 43% of organizations in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors report full audit trails of vendor sessions.

Organizations in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors managing 21–100 external vendors report the highest incident exposure levels.

Nearly 70% of organizations operate in manufacturing and critical infrastructure sectors under shared IT/OT governance models.