Manufacturing Magazine January 2020 | Page 44

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44 ing and refining their attack techniques . And this continuous development makes it hugely difficult for manufacturers to detect a potential cyberattack , let alone defend against it .
QUICK TO REACT
Given the scale of the cyber threats facing the manufacturing industry , it ’ s essential that security solutions are as up-to-date and quick to react as possible . Any delay in identifying and preventing an attack can prove costly to a manufacturing organisation , and could have a knock-on effect on its wider supply chain .
Essentially , knowledge is power . The ideal solution would be to integrate all of an organisation ’ s existing security products using real-time intelligence – on user activity , device behavior , and network activity – combined with the latest threat intelligence from different operation centres and third-parties , such as suppliers and customers . Armed with the knowledge needed to identify potential threats to the network – the moment they emerge – such
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