Cybersecurity Reminders for Manufacturers
A recent webinar produced by the NAM, “Go Phish: Building Cyber-Resilience with Managed Phishing and Security Awareness Training,” provides needed information and advice for manufacturers, specifically.
Edited by Margo Ellis

When an email account with a nonsensical address pretends to be your CEO asking you to buy gift cards, you might deduce that it’s a phishing scam. Cyberattacks are a more sophisticated threat and potentially much more damaging to manufacturers of all sizes than they might imagine, warns eSentire vice president of Industry Security Strategies Mark Sangster.
Attackers are not only interested in larger corporations but also small and medium-sized businesses that make up a significant number of targeted organizations. Sangster made clear that a lot of information held by manufacturers is extremely valuable to attackers. More information from the NAM is here. And another article on the subject from the NAM is here.
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