Cybersecurity Best Practices for Manufacturing

Cyberattacks cost much more than just a ransom payment. They interrupt daily business operations and can damage a company’s reputation. Yet only 22% of manufacturing companies are significantly confident about their company’s cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity Best Practices for Manufacturing is the resource you need to help safeguard your company against cyber threats. In easy-to-understand language, it explains how multi-factor authentication and a virtual private network can provide security on desktops, tablets, and cell phones; the cybersecurity pillars required for such embedded devices as factory robots; and how cyber insurance can help SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. You’ll also get a handy checklist to help you avoid some of the most common cybersecurity mistakes.

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Poll: How Confident Do You Feel About Your Company’s Cybersecurity?

Chapter 1: The Real Threat of Cyberattacks

• The Cost of Cyberattacks
• Real-world Cyberattack Claims

Chapter 2: Cybersecurity Overview

• What Is Cybersecurity?
• Platform Resiliency
• Creating a Robustly Secure System in Four Parts
• Cybersecurity Regulations & Standards
• Common Regulations & Standards
• Security Levels
• Poll: Do You Have a Dedicated Person or Team Responsible for Cybersecurity for Your Organization?

Chapter 3: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Manufacturing

• Make Cybersecurity Top of Mind
• Fund Cybersecurity Efforts
• Educate Your Employees
• Implement Simple Cyberattack Deterrents
• Use Multi-factor Authentication
• Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Ensure a Secure Remote Working Environment
• Implement Cybersecurity Practices Strategically

Chapter 4: Cybersecurity for Embedded Devices and Systems

• Cybersecurity Pillars Required for Embedded Devices
• What Is an Embedded Device? 
• Cybersecurity Pillars
• Cybersecurity Principles for an Embedded System
• Protective Steps
• Machine to Machine or Cloud Protection
• Threat Modeling

Chapter 5: Cyber Insurance

Chapter 6: Common Cybersecurity Mistakes & the Ultimate Checklist to Avoid Them

Conclusion

Contributing Experts

• Dan Ujvari
• David Anderson
• Michael O’Boyle
• Hans Wald
• Cathy Ma
• Mariah Hauck