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Not to continue to beat our collective heads into the same wall, but by now everyone knows that manufacturing leads the way in targeted cyberattacks, as well as year-over-year increases in areas like ransomware attacks, DDoS shutdowns and data breaches. 

Yet, the industry continues to demonstrate some troubling behaviors in the face of these realities. 

Kiteworks recently found that only 36% of organizations have visibility into where their data is utilized by external partners. So, think supply chains, distributor fulfillment agreements and technology contractors that have access to your data, but may not be applying the appropriate security strategies. 

This means you could be the victim of an attack, but remain in the dark about its origins, enabling the intrusion to happen again and again.

Fortunately, we do have some good guys working to correct these vulnerabilities, and we’ll talk with one in this episode. Watch/listen as Tim Freestone, the Chief Strategy Officer at the aforementioned Kiteworks, discusses:

• How attackers are leveraging new technology more quickly than the white hats, and why AI might be the tool that evens the playing field.
• Why response plans need to focus more on "the big rocks than the little ones."
• The difference between input from "champions" versus "complainers."
• How CMMC could have an impact beyond just the defense supply chain.
• The continued use of IT and OT silos that might might make sense from a business perspective, but demand a paradigm shift when dealing with cybersecurity.
• Why regulations might be the most important agents of change.

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If you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you’d like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at jeff@ien.com.