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Manufacturing Attackers Are Using More Paths In. Security Operations Need to Move First.
Manufacturing organizations faced 563 ransomware attacks in the latest quarter, a 71% increase from the previous period, with attackers exploiting multiple entry vectors including exposed internet-facing systems, stolen credentials, phishing, and newly disclosed vulnerabilities. Vulnerability exploitation accelerated to 109 newly exploited flaws, with same-day exploitation nearly doubling, particularly targeting VPNs, firewalls, remote-access systems, and collaboration platforms that connect business networks to plants and suppliers. Manufacturing security teams should prioritize hardening identity infrastructure with phishing-resistant multifactor authentication (MFA), restrict access to critical exposure points, monitor for credential attacks and suspicious activity, and implement automated containment actions to reduce mean time to containment.
Why it matters: Manufacturing leaders and security operations teams face operational risk from ransomware groups targeting their sector for downtime impact, requiring immediate prioritization of internet-facing systems, remote-access infrastructure, and identity controls to prevent production disruption and intellectual property exposure.
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