TECHNOLOGY

MO CASHMAN PRINCIPLE ENGINEER AT MCAFEE

“ Cyber threats in the manufacturing industry have dramatically evolved over the last decade as the intelligence and creativity of cyber attackers has grown . Most significantly , we see attackers repurposing threats like ransomware and entering through workplace systems to attack industrial systems ,” - Mo Cashman , Principle Engineer at McAfee

“ Cyber attacks are more sophisticated than ever . For companies that have transitioned the largest parts of their business to the cloud , a breach could undermine the entire foundation of a company and its workforce ,” - Bobby Bono , Partner and Industrial Manufacturing Practice Leader at PwC .

“ To say cyber threats have grown more complex over the last five to 10 years is a serious understatement . Back then , it was a lot easier to spot a suspicious email or an illegitimate link to a website . Today , the attacks are increasingly sophisticated . We are only a click away from a big mistake ,” - Steve Gansen , Sales Business Development Manager for Manufacturing Industry , Cisco .

driven solutions , so they can do more with less without losing their competitive advantage . But these solutions come with their own risks ; they create a wide and vulnerable threat landscape , that is compounded by the historically aging infrastructure within outdated plants . Manufacturers must adapt to avoid cyber threats .”

“ Five to 10 years ago , many thought that enterprise-grade firewalls were enough to secure an IT network . But this thinking has significantly evolved . Firewalls alone can ' t provide the protection that digitalfirst , smart factories and connected manufacturers need ,” says Raj Krishna , VP of Strategy & Planning , Cisco Meraki .

As the industry becomes increasingly data-driven and reliant on technology , security professionals across the manufacturing industry will face significant challenges when defending their organisations from threats across connected machines and connected networks .

68 June 2021