Skilled labor shortages and inadequate protection facilitate attacks
More than four in 10 manufacturing companies (43%) cited a lack of expertise as the reason for the cyber incident. Unknown security vulnerabilities were mentioned by 42%, and a lack of protective measures by 41%.Furthermore, the results show that ransomware attacks continue to place a heavy burden on IT and security teams. Almost half of manufacturing companies (47%) reported increased stress within their teams following data encryption. Meanwhile, 44% are experiencing increased pressure from management, and 27% confirmed a change in leadership as a result of the attack, a proportion in line with overall trends for security leaders losing their jobs after a ransomware attack.The study surveyed 332 manufacturing companies worldwide that were affected by ransomware in the past year.See also:
8 biggest cybersecurity threats manufacturers faceManufacturers still poorly prepared for cyberattacks as IT/OT converge
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