Industrial and manufacturing companies are suffering most from a threat that is commonly overlooked-generic malware, which gets right inside the industrial network. This means the implementation of cybersecurity solutions, that are designed for industrial and manufacturing organizations and that are aware of specific OT assets, are imperative. To further improve cybersafety, it is recommended that these organizations invest in cybersecurity services that include regular cyber awareness training.

Latin American industrial and manufacturing companies suffer from fraud, and are often the subject of generic malware outbreaks. It is strongly recommended that they deploy both protection and detection technologies – like industrial endpoint protection, industrial network monitoring and anomaly detection – as well as developing the cyber awareness of workers on the industrial floor.