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4 Steps to Defend Manufacturing Operations from Cyber Threats
This infographic presents a threat-focused strategy for manufacturing cybersecurity built around identifying relevant adversary scenarios, deploying critical security controls, prioritizing high-consequence sites, and gaining investment alignment. Its ransomware scenario demonstrates how attackers can compromise enterprise IT through phishing or vulnerable remote access, move laterally with native tools, identify MES and scheduling systems, and encrypt MES or ERP platforms, stopping production without directly attacking PLCs. The recommended SANS 5 controls include cross-functional incident response plans, segmentation of MES/ERP systems, protocol-aware network monitoring, MFA and least privilege, and risk-based patching. Additional TAT25-74, AZURITE, and hacktivist scenarios highlight edg
