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Blog How to protect manufacturing from cyber security threats 23 August 2022 | by Inna Ushakova edge cloud security cyber-security manufacturing Home Blog How to protect manufacturing from cyber security threats Thanks to guest author Inna Ushakova for sharing her valuable insights into the state of cyber security in the manufacturing industry. Now more than ever, cybersecurity is extremely relevant for the manufacturing industry. IBMs X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022 report found that manufacturing is the most attacked industry as of 2021, receiving the brunt of 23.2% of the attacks and reaching a global average of $4.24M in data breach costs . The manufacturing industry lacks cybersecurity maturity, a fact that criminals exploit relentlessly. This is evidenced by the high-stakes burdens placed on supply chains wreaking havoc on the manufacturing industry, which is still recovering from losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Instrumental to the wellbeing and healthy performance of any manufacturing company, operational technology (OT) supports core-business operations and its safety is essential to ensure sustainable growth and effective means of innovation. For that to happen, cybersecurity needs to be a key, foundational element of any companys core strategy. High, rigorous security standards and protocols in data, software, and infrastructure coupled with AI-powered solutions allows for process agility and transparency. Below, we detail one of the most high-profile cybersecurity attacks of recent years to illustrate how severe and crucial it is for manufacturing companies to take their security environment seriously. Manufacturing under threat The manufacturing industry is victim to ransomware, server access, BEC and data theft, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, credential harvesting, and more. Next, lets see a high profile case of an attack in action. As the result of a devastating cyberattack...

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