Increasing Cyber Resilience Against Cyber Threats Impacting the Manufacturing Industry

As manufacturing organizations become more connected, their threat surface has increased substantially. While manufacturers are embracing digital innovation to drive higher revenues, threat actors are drawn to the sector’s vast attack surface and low tolerance for service disruption and downtime.

Compared to other industries, the manufacturing industry faced the highest rate of cyber threats in 2022, representing 24.8% of all attacks. Additionally, 56% of manufacturers were impacted by ransomware, costing them an average of $221,979 USD for every day of downtime.

This heightened connectivity, while beneficial for operational efficiency, creates an even wider security gap for manufacturers. Coupled with a complex mix of legacy systems and new technologies, manufacturers face unique vulnerabilities that cybercriminals are quick to exploit.

These challenges are compounded by the industry's critical role in supply chains, making any disruption not just a business concern but a broader economic issue. 

In this manufacturing threat intelligence report, eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) provides an in-depth threat analysis of the most common cyber threats detected across our global manufacturing customer base.

Key takeaways include:

• Insights into the factors that have led to a rise of cyberattacks against the manufacturing sector
• Analysis of the most impactful cyber threats (e.g., Raspberry Robin, Qakbot, SocGholish, etc.) and attacker tactics commonly used to target manufacturing organizations based on TRU’s threat research
• Strategies on how your manufacturing organization can reduce the risk of downtime and prevent business disruption.

Download our manufacturing cybersecurity threat intelligence report for recommendations on how to mitigate cyber risk, build resilience against ransomware, and how eSentire MDR can help your organization prevent business disruption.