This infographic outlines four steps for defending manufacturing environments: identify relevant threat scenarios, deploy critical controls, prioritize industrial sites, and align investment with real adversary activity. Its primary ransomware scenario shows attackers entering through phishing or vulnerable remote access, using RDP, PsExec, and PowerShell for lateral movement, identifying critical MES and scheduling systems, and encrypting MES/ERP servers to halt production without directly compromising PLCs. The infographic notes 1,171 ransomware attacks targeting manufacturers in 2024 and references operational disruptions at Norsk Hydro and Stoli Group. Recommended controls include cross-functional response plans, MES/ERP segmentation, OT-aware network monitoring, MFA and least privileg

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