SMART FACTORY are “when not if”.


• Ensure up to date compliance with all standards.


• Constantly review ‘cyber resistance’ status.


As Industry 4.0 and the IoT advance, systems and installations will become increasingly interconnected on a global scale. While, digitisation and the increasing connectivity provided by the IoT bring enormous opportunities, unforeseeable risks and serious vulnerabilities can be exploited by new forms of cybercrime. Both industrial IT security and the security of wireless products which manufacturers produce will therefore become increasingly important.


Ongoing investment in cyber security is crucial to keep up with technological development, as cybercriminals rapidly develop new forms of attack to hack into critical IT infrastructure. Tackling the problems of cyber security risks can therefore only be realised by comprehensive planning, periodic evaluation, updates and monitoring. This must be done continuously,


from design through to obsolescence. Remember, that cyberattacks in the IoT are a case of ‘when, not if’, so manufacturers should ensure that they are fully up to date with compliance requirements and constantly review the ‘cyber resistance’ status of their systems.


TÜV SÜD www.tuvsud.co.uk


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