The more networked and data-centric manufacturing becomes, the more manufacturing leaders ought not consider cybersecurity as something that only concerns the IT department. New SEC reporting rules and high-profile hacks against manufacturers with multimillion-dollar price tags last year curtly demonstrate the point.

Org-wide planning provides the best defense against cyberattack. Knowing what to expect in 2024 and taking proactive steps against threat actors may make the difference between publicly admitting your company wasn’t prepared and accordingly losing money and prestige, or not.