UK Manufacturers Under Cyber Fire with 80% Reporting Attacks

UK manufacturers under cyber fire with 80% reporting attacks

: ESET says factory outages, lost revenue, and supply chain disruption are becoming routine

The more manufacturing is digitised, the more it is at risk of cyber attacks; 80% of UK manufacturers have had cyber attacks in one year

Nearly 80 per cent of British manufacturers say they’ve been hit by a cyber incident in the past year, as new research suggests disruption on the factory floor is no longer an […] The post The more manufacturing is digitised, the more it is at risk of cyber attacks; 80% of UK manufacturers have had cyber attacks in one year first appeared on The Expose.

78% of UK manufacturers have experienced a cyber incident in the last year – and more than half have taken a revenue hit

Last year's attack on Jaguar Land Rover shows the costs can be very significant indeed

Cyber losses bite deeper into UK manufacturing

ESET says cyber incidents are now a routine operating risk for UK manufacturers, with 78% reporting at least one incident in the past 12 months and 53% saying attacks led directly to lost revenue. More than half said their biggest incident in that period cost at least £250,000, a sign that cyber disruption is being felt on factory performance as much as on IT systems. The operational effects run well beyond a single breach. ESET’s survey found 9…

UK manufacturers hit by cyber attacks, survey finds

Cyber attacks hit 78% of UK manufacturers in the past year, with most suffering downtime, lost revenue and supply chain disruption, survey finds.