JensenIT Blog

Manufacturers have seen massive technological improve-ments to the tools they use throughout the past few hun-dred years, moving from steam power to artificially intelli-gent processes and advanced robotics. With so many of their essential tools now being based in technology, manufactur-ers are now extremely vulnerable to the efforts of cybercriminals.

Companies are always looking for a better way to manage their data. For the modern manufacturer, there is a lot of data to manage. For some time, the best process was to fill up clanky file cabinets and pay people to oversee the process. This is no longer the case. With much of an organization’s groundwork being done on computers, storing transactional and clerical data on digital systems only makes sense.

Manufacturers are interesting businesses. Not only do they depend on manpower and technology to produce goods, they also rely on IT to power processes, manage their supply chain, and enhance organizational efficiency. With October being Cybersecurity Awareness month, we thought we’d take a look at what a manufacturer’s cybersecurity efforts look like.