1 in 4
ransomware attacks
target manufacturing - the #1 sector globally
Manufacturing is the #1 targeted sector for ransomware. OT/IT convergence opens new attack surface every quarter. Cyber Aware ships training tuned to shop-floor realities - branded under your MSP.
1 in 4
ransomware attacks
target manufacturing - the #1 sector globally
$4.5M
avg cost
of a manufacturing breach (IBM 2025)
21 days
median downtime
from a manufacturing ransomware event
Phishing-borne malware that pivots from email into PLCs and SCADA. The Colonial Pipeline pattern.
Spoofed vendor emails to logistics & procurement. Modified invoices with attacker bank details.
Departing engineers, contractors, and overseas partner risk. Insider-threat awareness pays for itself once.
Most manufacturing supply chains require ISO certification of partners.
PR.AT controls for awareness in OT-converged environments.
AU defence supply chain increasingly requires E8 maturity.
Industrial control system security standard.
Our 11 manufacturing clients all face the same threats. Cyber Aware's OT-themed modules let us pitch them as a single bundle - branded as our service.
How phishing-borne malware reaches PLCs. Shop-floor scenarios for office staff.
Vendor email fraud patterns. Verifying bank-detail changes. Modified-invoice detection.
Departing-engineer protocols. Access revocation. Documenting trade-secret access.
For staff who touch SCADA / HMI / PLC interfaces - what not to plug in, what not to click.
USB drops at trade shows, supplier-provided media, factory-floor scanners.
Tailgating, badge sharing, contractor escort protocols.
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