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OEMs Play Larger Role in Manufacturing Industry Cybersecurity
Since OEMs also serve manufacturing clients who are themselves vulnerable to cyberattack, there are a few extra considerations to be aware of with regard to cybersecurity.
May 18th, 2021
OEMs should keep cybersecurity top of mind in their business, carefully monitor their own products in the market to ensure their ongoing security, and strictly regulate the devices they use for external work. Much of the focus on cybersecurity has discussed what manufacturers can do to better protect themselves, but OEMs and other suppliers to the manufacturing industry are also targets for cyberattack: They are a repository of valuable data, they have significant IT and OT operations, and they often lack the internal resources needed to adequately address cybersecurity.
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The best cybersecurity plan is only as good as the individuals tasked with carrying it out.
May 11th, 2021
To get better cybersecurity results, companies have started creating dedicated departments or teams within the IT department that are responsible for cybersecurity.
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A recent ransomware attack in the US that shut down a major oil pipeline to the East Coast has highlighted the severity and outcome of these types of attacks. An AP article covering the event said that Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pointed to ransomware attacks as “what businesses now have to worry about,” and that she will work “very vigorously” with the Department of Homeland Security to address the problem, calling it a top priority for the administration. “Unfortunately, these sorts of attacks are becoming more frequent,” she said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “We have to work in partnership with business to secure networks to defend ourselves against these attacks.”
The best cybersecurity plan is only as good as the individuals tasked with carrying it out.
May 11th, 2021
To get better cybersecurity results, companies have started creating dedicated departments or teams within the IT department that are responsible for cybersecurity.
Getty
A recent ransomware attack in the US that shut down a major oil pipeline to the East Coast has highlighted the severity and outcome of these types of attacks. An AP article covering the event said that Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pointed to ransomware attacks as “what businesses now have to worry about,” and that she will work “very vigorously” with the Department of Homeland Security to address the problem, calling it a top priority for the administration. “Unfortunately, these sorts of attacks are becoming more frequent,” she said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “We have to work in partnership with business to secure networks to defend ourselves against these attacks.”