Critical vulnerabilities affect 80 percent of manufacturing companies

A new report finds that 80 percent of manufacturing companies have critical vulnerabilities putting them at high risk for exploitation. The study of 5,000 manufacturing companies by Black Kite finds 69 percent of companies analyzed have exposed credentials in the last 90 days. 'Due to its critical nature, the manufacturing industry is a prime target for bad actors to exploit. Although these organizations have invested substantially in protecting physical and operational technology, their expanding digital footprints are a point of weakness that must be addressed,' says Ferhat Dikbiyik, chief research and intelligence officer at Black Kite. 'Organizations in this sector… [Continue Reading]