Nearly 80 percent 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 exception but business as usual.
According to security outfit ESET, 78 percent of UK manufacturers admit to suffering at least one cyber incident in the last 12 months, with more than half reporting lost revenue as a result. These aren’t minor hiccups either. In more than half of the worst incidents, losses surpassed £250,000, because when something breaks digitally, the production line usually follows suit.
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Source: The Register News
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