Strictly speaking, threats to manufacturers’ security isn’t a new phenomenon. For several years, factories have fallen prey to security breaches – experiencing everything from brief production disruptions to significant business impacts. Known incidents in 2017 cost manufacturers more than $10 billion in reported losses. Not surprisingly, security has emerged as a board-level concern for nearly every manufacturing company.
What’s changing today is the intentionality behind attacks against manufacturers. In the past, many breaches occurred almost by accident due to benign neglect – unpatched software, a server left untended.
