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Manufacturing Cyberattacks: The Perfect Disaster Recovery Plan

Bhagyashri Kambale | March 29, 2022 | 276 views
MANUFACTURING CYBERATTACKS
How to recover from a cyber-attack is critical when we consider integrating industry 4.0 technologies into our traditional manufacturing processes.

Cyber Crime Is the Greatest Threat to Every Company in the World.”

– Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM

The internet-based nature of industry 4.0 makes it more prone to being targeted by hackers and having its data corrupted or compromised. In 2021, 50% of manufacturing businesses reported having experienced a cyberattack or data breach.

Having a contingency plan in place in the event of a cyberattack is what every organization is looking for these days.

So, in this article, we will explore how to construct the perfect cybersecurity disaster recovery plan and the critical elements to consider as you prepare for your cyber recovery.


Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery Plan


Observe Your Cyber-incident

Develop a clear cyber incident response plan that you can use to expedite the recovery process. The incident response plan should explicitly delegate tasks to teams and individuals and include all the actions necessary for your organization to recover as painlessly as possible.


Plan for Business Continuity

You must have a strategy for resuming operations while your system remains infected or under attack by hackers. Determine alternates for essential processes disrupted by the incident and train personnel on how to adapt to the new working conditions. For instance, you may need to direct your customer service department to contact customers rather than email them, or your employees may be permitted to use personal computers that your cyber recovery department has cleared. In the meantime, work machines return to their working conditions.


Recover from Safe Backups

Having a cyber recovery mechanism in place will make it much easier to locate a secure backup. However, you must wait until your network is entirely restored and clean before fixing your data. For example, a dependable and fast backup strategy is the best approach to recover from ransomware. This procedure requires a recent version of your data and applications that do not contain malware.


Rebuild or Recover Lost Data

Suppose you do not have a cyber recovery system, but you keep backups as part of your cyber security disaster recovery system. In that case, you will only need to recreate the stored data after the most recent clean backup of your system. If the data is irrevocably lost, you will require professional assistance to recover it.


Improve Your Cybersecurity Practices

After a cyber event, the support after attack is essential part. Examine your security loopholes and determine the areas of improving. Enhance your manufacturing security processes, reset all passwords, and educate your workers to do the same. Educating your team is the most effective means of preventing further intrusions into your systems.


5 Pillars to Recover from a Cyber Attack


An Effective Framework

A framework must be adopted, changed, and fine-tuned to an organization's specific requirements and the data that is to be safeguarded. Executives must develop proper governance for the organization's people, procedures, and technology. To develop a cybersecurity risk management program, you must first select and implement an acceptable framework.


End-to-end coverage

A good cybersecurity disaster recovery plan covers all the data in the organization that needs to be secured. The ever-increasing number of networked devices may make it difficult for a company to locate all its data. An organization must also identify all cybersecurity risks, from third-party vendors to work procedures. Therefore, a cybersecurity program's scope must include all the essential parts of the organization's protection.


Extensive Threat Analysis and Modeling

An essential step in prioritizing cybersecurity threats is assessing their likelihood and damage potential. When prioritizing, the cybersecurity team should analyze the organization's data from a hacker's perspective. This perspective will help the team design a strong cybersecurity strategy.


Proactive Incident Response Planning

Many businesses have created incident response strategies to deal with the possibility that any system's security may be hacked at some point. Unfortunately, many of those plans remain unused and outdated, leaving personnel unprepared when needed. Proactive incident response planning entails evaluating the project, identifying ways to improve its efficacy, and training and preparing staff to respond to a security breach and minimize damage.


Dedicated Cybersecurity Resources

Finally, the organization's cybersecurity requires dedicated individuals. To build a successful cybersecurity risk management program, the governance roles and duties must be clearly defined.


Final Word

Rendering support following a cyber-attack must be well planned and thoroughly tested. The cybersecurity disaster plan recommended in this article can be modified or customized to meet your business's specific needs. If you're serious about modernizing your traditional manufacturing and making it smarter, cyber recovery should be a top priority. That way, your operations and data are protected at all times. 


FAQ


What are the major types of cyber-threats?

App-based (malicious apps), web-based (phishing), network (free Wi-Fi), and physical (no PIN or biometric authentication) are the major types of cyber-threats.


What are the five types of cybersecurity?

Critical infrastructure security, application security, network security, cloud security, and IoT security are the five types of cybersecurity.


Why are manufacturing cyber-attacks rising?

The rise in industrial cybersecurity attacks can be connected to specific changes in the way the industry functions; technological improvements, especially the convergence of IT and OT systems; the sensitivity toward downtime in certain businesses; and the absence of segmentation.

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