industry unlocked
or due diligence, but a critical business
requirement that needs to constantly
evolve and mature by continuously
assessing the threats and deploying
controls to thwart such attacks to
discourage the actors behind them.
Otherwise, erosion of credibility and loss
of revenue will be swift.
In today’s hyper-competitive
environment, no manufacturer can
afford a disruption. The biggest change
the pandemic has influenced is the
extension of the perimeter. Today, a
company’s assets extend beyond its
networks and physical security. The
only security option that exists today is
for each asset to present a perimeter to
protect itself because the assumption to
be made is that these assets exist in an
insecure environment such as insecure
home networks, public Wi-Fi, etc.
and thus, these assets could become
conduits of entry into the company’s
secure network.
What steps can CIOs and CISOs
within this sector take to improve
their security posture?
To secure assets, data and systems
connected with manufacturing, a
multi-pronged strategy must be
adopted that includes:
• Building an enterprise risk model:
Look at security from an insideoutside
perspective starting with
visibility of all the assets deployed,
assets that could be targeted and
associated vulnerabilities, employees
who could be targeted and then
link it with strategic decisions about
infrastructure, technology, process
modifications and operations
required to mitigate it
• Evaluate supply chains linking with
key processes and equipment to
avoid supply chain poisoning
• Fortify your threat posture: Regularly
conduct ongoing rain checks on key
A strong
cybersecurity
posture is not just a
matter of choice or
due diligence, but
a critical business
requirement.
measurement criteria and targets.
Align them with the prevailing threat
landscape and threat actor and
malware behaviour
• Have regular conversations with
all stakeholders and encourage
employees and others to identify
areas for improvement from a
cybersecurity perspective
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