87% of enterprise servers accept inbound RDP or SSH connections from broad internal sources, giving attackers wide access pathways once inside the network.

VPN and remote access systems account for roughly one-third of initial access vectors in healthcare cyberattacks.

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.

82% of attacks against cyber-physical systems involve using Virtual Network Computing (VNC) protocol clients to remotely access exposed internet-facing assets.

Over 96% of manufacturing respondents have plans to incorporate AI into remote access security.

88% of manufacturers authorize remote third-party access to OT environments.

67% of manufacturers cited improved third-party collaboration as the top benefit of secure remote access.

30% of EMEA manufacturing respondents cite regulatory requirements as a main driver for Secure Remote Access (SRA) implementation.

50% of manufacturers reported cost savings as a benefit of secure remote access.

60% of manufacturers permit more than 100 external parties (vendors, contractors, suppliers, OEMs, etc.) to access OT environments remotely.

42% of manufacturing respondents reported that SRA improves compliance

47% of manufacturing respondents expect better compliance as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

61% of manufacturing respondents expect improved real-time threat detection and response as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

38% of manufacturing respondents expect proactive risk identification as the benefit AI adoption in remote access security.

Only 19% of North American manufacturers cite regulatory requirements as a main driver for SRA implementation.

Only 54% of manufacturers allow internal employee access to OT environments remotely.

58% of manufacturers reported increased efficiency as a benefit of secure remote access.

69% of manufacturers have implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA).

34% of manufacturers have initiated Zero Trust strategies.

The vast majority of ransomware started with an attack on a remote access tool, contributing to 80% of attacks.