Manufacturing: The Prime Target
Cyber criminals are primarily driven by money, and oftentimes the most lucrative targets are in the manufacturing industry. This is due to the fact that manufacturers can't afford downtime, making it easier to extort a ransomware payment out of many of these businesses. Additionally, manufacturers often contribute to maintaining the nations critical infrastructure. This means that a successful cyber attack could have catastrophic consequences for many American citizens.
For these reasons it is important for manufacturers to stay educated on the risks and threats that they may encounter when doing business in today's threat landscape.
Here are several key statistics to keep in mind when formulating a cybersecurity plan:
How Can the Manufacturing Industry Become Secure?
There are several practical steps your business can take to ensure you are secured against many of the advanced threats that your organizations will face in the coming years.
Conduct a Security Assessment
Your business should conduct consistent security assessments to root out any vulnerabilities that may be present on your network. These assessments should be comprehensive and address every aspect of your organization including both your physical and network security. CorpInfoTech offers security and risk assessments that give you both the problem and solution to your security issues. We will provide a comprehensive report of all vulnerabilities present within your company and give you an actionable plan for how to address them.
Security Awareness Training
The weakest link in your business is often your humans. Security awareness training educates employees on the dangers of social engineering and teaches them how to respond appropriately. This training includes teaching individuals what a phishing scheme looks like and how to report suspicious links and emails. This training goes a long way in strengthening an organizations security posture.
Firewall Management
Your firewall is the centerpiece of your cybersecurity plan. It controls access and provides greater control over what traffic is allowed inside and out of your network. Your firewall also give you greater visibility into how your employees are utilizing the network and can help you make informed business decisions on what applications are necessary for productivity. CorpInfoTech offers managed firewall solutions to ensure that your network is secure and you have control over who accesses your network resources.
Vulnerability Scanning and Patch Management
What constitutes a vulnerability? Broadly speaking, a vulnerability is a misconfiguration, unpatched host, or application that could be exploited by external threat actors. CorpInfoTech can provide vulnerability scanning that monitors and alerts when a vulnerability is found in your IT infrastructure. We can also help create a patch management plan for your business so that your tools and applications are always up to date.
If you want to take your cybersecurity to the next level, contact CorpInfoTech today!
CorpInfoTech (Corporate Information Technologies) provides small to mid-market organizations with expert I.T. services including compliance assessment, cybersecurity penetration tests, and comprehensive business continuity planning services. CorpInfoTech can help organizations, quantify, create, refine, and mitigate the risks presented by business threatening disasters in whatever form they may be disguised.
