As manufacturing becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the sector is experiencing a rise in cyberattacks. IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report states that the average total cost of a data breach in the industrial sector was $5.56 million, marking an 18% increase from the previous year. To protect their systems and data, manufacturers must implement stringent security policies, regularly update IoT devices, segment networks, invest in advanced threat detection, and plan for backup and disaster recovery.

New Triada comes preinstalled on Android devices
A new variant of the Triada Trojan has been discovered pre-installed on Android devices, enabling data theft from the moment the device is set up,