Security News > 2023 > May > Why the manufacturing sector needs stronger cyber defenses

While the digitalization of manufacturing operations provided transformational opportunities and greater efficiency and sustainability, it also connected manufacturing environments and infrastructures that operated historically as isolated silos with limited external connectivity.

How do cyber threats in the manufacturing sector differ from those in other industries, and what unique challenges do manufacturers face in implementing cybersecurity measures?

Unlike most sectors that are fairly homogenous, manufacturing is rather diverse and therefore the challenges and therefore approaches to embed cyber resilience in this sector are rather unique.

The manufacturing sector is struggling to successfully embed cybersecurity due to a series of constrictions.

How do current legislative efforts, such as the Cyber Resilience Act in the European Union and the NIS 2 and CER directives, aim to address cybersecurity challenges in the manufacturing sector?

The World Economic Forum is convening stakeholders from the manufacturing ecosystem, including the public sector and academia, to strengthen cyber resilience across the industrial manufacturing ecosystem by building awareness among decision-makers and mobilizing global commitment.

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