Kaspersky: 60% of Manufacturers Expect Full Digitalization Within Two Years, With Each Incident Costing an Estimated $1 Million
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Kaspersky forecasts that 60% of manufacturers will achieve full digitalization within the next two years.
- The company said expanding connections between production equipment and systems are making cyberattacks a major operational risk.
- Kaspersky and VDC Strategy released a joint report titled “Cyber Resilience for Manufacturing” on the 31st.
Six in 10 manufacturers are expected to complete full digitalization within the next two years, according to Kaspersky.
The company said closer links between production equipment and information systems are increasing the risk that cyberattacks could stop manufacturing operations and delay deliveries.
Kaspersky and VDC Strategy presented their joint report, “Cyber Resilience for Manufacturing,” on the 31st. The report estimates that each incident could cause damage of about 1.4 billion won.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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