COVID Effect. More Cyber Attacks on Manufacturing

The industries most targeted by hackers from January-June 2020:

• manufacturing
• technology
• telecom companies

Manufacturing increased an uptick in cyberattacks by 11% over 2019.

The manufacturing equipment targeted:

• business systems
• front-office systems

Rational for the increase in cyber events for manufacturing?

•  vulnerability from the large-scale disruption in their global supply chain of materials due to COVID

CQ Roll Call via Governing | Cyberattacks on Manufacturing Industry Increase During COVID