MARCH 2019 CYBER SECURITY
Strengths
● 78% of manufacturers have a
formal process in place which
deals with their cyber security
and 68% have one which handles
potential ransomware attacks;
● 77% expressed confidence in
their security teams;
● 74% believed their current
budgets for cyber security
would either be maintained
or increased, while only 4%
anticipated a decrease.
Areas for improvement
● 75% of respondents promote
cyber security awareness
through a programme but only
37% believe these to be effective;
● Almost one in ten reported
they spent nothing (on average)
each year on educational
opportunities for their staff;
● 81% of people are concerned
about the potential security risks
of personal, internet-connected
devices, with 58% of these not
allowing them to connect to the
corporate network.
These results illustrate the
urgent need for manufacturers
The risks of GDPR in the manufacturing sector
“GDPR is a minefield,” says Sharon Broughton,
head of Make UK’s HR consultancy team. “There’s
a looming threat of an ICO crackdown, which is
particularly pertinent in the manufacturing sector.”
The ICO has recently warned of a compliance
crackdown citing that manufacturers will be
among the first to face significantly higher fines for
data protection breaches in the very near future.
Before GDPR was introduced, the maximum
fine imposable for data breaches was £500,000.
Post-GDPR, organisations are now looking at
fines of up to £17m or 4% of global turnover –
whichever is greatest.
“For manufacturers – and a lot of other industry
professionals for that matter – the regulatory
framework is complex,” says Sharon. “The
connectivity of factories and IoT is increasing as
machines get smarter and talk to one another and
this is only going to get more prevalent.”
How can you ensure effective compliance?
“Breaches can cause significant reputational
damage, particularly in the manufacturing sector
where the supply chain is so intrinsically linked.
to ensure their cyber security
practices are ingrained within
the organisation’s culture.
Smart factories
Data will drive the factories
of the future. Technological
innovations are facilitating the
rise of robotics and automation
on the factory floor which act to
streamline the manufacturing
process making it more efficient
and profitable.
A core benefit of these
innovations in digital technology
is the ability they offer for
information to flow freely
between machines, enabling
them to not only connect
with one another but with
an organisation’s people
and its processes.
Machine sensors
transfer data to cloudbased
computers, where
the data is almost
instantaneously
crunched to provide
manufacturers with
a real-time view of
their production.
“GDPR compliance highlights best
practice within an organisation and can give
manufacturers a competitive advantage especially
when tendering for large scale works.
“But GDPR compliance isn’t just about putting
the right procedures in place, it’s about taking
your team on a journey and engaging them in
the process.
“People need to understand their obligations
and responsibilities so that the process can
effectively continue following its implementation.
“Embedding best practice GDPR compliance
within your business culture is essential in
achieving this.
“Both Make UK and Aristi are very clear
in expressing that unless people know
and understand your processes, they mean
nothing when it comes to demonstrating
compliance and ultimately avoiding any costly
data breaches.”
Aristi and Make UK work in partnership on
HR-related GDPR issues, visit www.aristi.co.uk
or www.makeuk.org for more information.
This is a key component of the manufacturing
movement towards Industry 4.0. That relies on
the creation of a bridge between both digital and
physical environments through IoT technologies
and improvements to those digital environments
through the best possible use of cloud-based
systems and machine learning.
Smart manufacturing has the potential
to make the manufacturing industry more
sustainable, profitable and efficient – but to
make the most of this industrial innovation,
you need to improve how you collect, use and
share your data.
Currently, most manufacturers aren’t aware
of the data they hold, meaning they are a
long way from interpreting it to streamline
their processes.
It’s important to determine
exactly what data needs
collecting, the frequency of data
that needs collecting and the
methods used to store the data:
appropriate periods for data
averaging must be determined.
When deciding all of this,
you must continue to address
data privacy, protection and
security to ensure you’re
remaining compliant.
But when utilised to its full
capacity, smart manufacturing
81% of people
are concerned
about security
risks of personal
devices
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