Elevating Cybersecurity Across the Manufacturing Ecosystem
Summary: Dragos research cited in a Manufacturing Leadership Council webinar says ransomware and other attacks on manufacturing are increasing, making the sector a top target, and in late October Europe's largest copper producer, Aurubis, shut down many IT systems after an apparent ransomware attack. An MLC survey found nearly 62% of respondents have a formal OT cybersecurity plan, almost 50% reported being targeted or victimized by a cyberattack, and only 48% had introduced or changed cyber requirements for third parties.
Why it matters: Dragos' Dawn Cappelli described an actor who entered an OT environment, stole intellectual property from OT devices, exfiltrated it and sold it for millions - and a former employee who kept OT access after leaving and repeatedly shut down pumps and alarms. With only 48% of surveyed manufacturers imposing cyber requirements on third parties, the connections outside the plant floor remain the least governed.
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