Cybersecurity Operations for the Manufacturing Industry
In today’s modern manufacturing world, automation and connectivity are essential parts of manufacturing. But these same technical innovations expose the manufacturing industry to cyber threats, putting their people, data, intellectual property, and reputation at risk. Proactive security operations solutions are needed to ensure that your company stays secure.
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Why the Manufacturing Industry is a Prime Target for Cyber Threats
Global supply chains, interconnected smart factories, sprawling webs of suppliers, legacy systems, fragmented security frameworks, and industrial IoT devices mean the manufacturing industry is more at risk than ever before. Intellectual property theft, phishing attacks, and ransomware remain constant threats, while supply chain and industrial IoT attacks are on the rise. Meanwhile, proactive protection remains elusive as the high costs of spinning up an in-house security operations center — let alone finding the talent to staff it — can be too high a hurdle for the manufacturing industry to clear. That’s why many manufacturers are turning to managed security operations solutions.
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Manufacturing was the second most targeted industry for cyberattacks globally, accounting for 20% of all incidents in 2025.
Over 60% of manufacturing companies have experienced a cyber attack.
85% of incidents could have been mitigated with patching, multi-factor authentication or least-privilege principles.
SOURCE: 2024 IBM X-force report
The average cost of a data breach in manufacturing was $5.56 million in 2024, up 18% from the previous year.
Customer Testimonial
Being a mid-size manufacturing growth organization, we didn't have resources to manage 24x7 monitoring of external threats we faced. Getting Arctic Wolf sensors installed at all of our 10 locations (including Canada and Mexico) and Office 365 monitoring increased the visibility 10 fold.
CIO at mid-size manufacturing organization, current Arctic Wolf customer
Arctic Wolf Protects Manufacturers and Industrial Intellectual Property
Arctic Wolf helps manufacturers by:
- Monitoring environments 24x7 to detect and respond to cybersecurity threats.
- Providing continual vulnerability assessments.
- Partnering with them to meet data security compliance obligations.
- Identifying threats targeting network or cloud applications.
- Conducting cybersecurity awareness training for security teams and employees.
Compliance for the Manufacturing Industry
Compliance for the manufacturing industry can be overwhelming. From multiple frameworks to overlapping requirements, it can be difficult to navigate. Let Arctic Wolf be your guide.