India, Dec. 30 -- Software development has reached an inflexion point where security failures no longer begin at deployment or runtime. According to a year-end analysis, software supply chain security risks in 2026 are becoming structural as attackers increasingly compromise software at its point of creation.

The report indicates that software supply chain attacks more than doubled globally during 2025, with over 70% of organisations reporting at least one incident linked to third-party software or upstream components. The data suggests a sustained threat pattern rather than isolated spikes, with October 2025 marking the highest concentration of incidents.

The findings show a decisive shift in how and where attacks occur. Instead of bre...