Manufacturing Cybersecurity Risk Assessment — OT/ICS & IT Security for Manufacturers

Manufacturing has been the most attacked sector for three consecutive years. The root cause: operational technology (OT) — PLCs, SCADA systems, HMIs, and industrial IoT — creates attack surfaces that conventional IT security tools were never designed to cover. OT systems run proprietary protocols, cannot be patched without production downtime, and are now connected to corporate IT networks, giving ransomware groups a path from a phishing email to a production line shutdown. IT directors at manufacturing firms need security programs that address both worlds.