Nearly a third of UK manufacturers say they or a company in their supply chain experienced a cyber incident in the past year, while only half have a response plan in place.

The new findings put supplier exposure alongside direct attacks as a manufacturing risk. A compromised supplier can interrupt production even when the manufacturer itself is not the initial target.

Supply-chain incidents are disrupting production

The Guardian reported that a Make UK survey found 30% of manufacturers had experienced a cyber incident either directly or through their supply chain during the previous 12 months. Among manufacturers affected through their supply…

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