It was 2010 when the industrial sector had a wake-up call in the form of Stuxnet, a destructive malware that spread across production networks via removable USB media using a 3rd party attack aimed at gaining access to a 1st party edge device. It was an early look at how cyberattacks can wreak havoc on industrial machinery. Over a decade later, many companies find themselves in the thick of the fourth industrial revolution, commonly referred to as Industry 4.0; it’s driving digital transformation in manufacturing. Enabled by the industrial internet of things (IIoT), Industry 4.0 converges information technology (IT), operational…

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