Nine Cybersecurity Strategies for Manufacturers
Did you know that manufacturing is the 2nd most targeted industry by hackers? With that in mind, addressing cybersecurity is more important than ever in the manufacturing industry. Although IIoT and Industry 4.0 in manufacturing create many positive benefits for operations, they also create vulnerabilities within systems. These vulnerabilities make it possible for hackers to gain access to an organization’s systems, equipment and critical data. Because smart manufacturing often connects entire systems, this often allows hackers full system access unless there are proper protections in place. Companies have traditionally focused on information security in which vulnerabilities were introduced through desktops or server computing. IIOT and Industry 4.0 have introduced an additional layer of vulnerabilities and threats.
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