Aryaka, a vendor of unified SASE as a Service, announced on Wednesday the release of a new research report exploring network security challenges and trends in the manufacturing industry. Conducted by GatePoint Research, the report ‘The State of Network Security in Manufacturing: Key Findings on Visibility, Resource Constraints, and Cyber Resilience’ gathers insights from senior decision-makers across the manufacturing sector, revealing that visibility into network activity, secure global connectivity, and resource constraints are top priorities for manufacturers.
Given the distributed nature of manufacturing operations—with many organizations managing dozens or even hundreds of networked facilities across North America, Europe, and other regions—effective network security is a strategic asset. However, many respondents report significant hurdles, such as resource constraints, managing cyber threats, and maintaining cost-effective operations while modernizing their network infrastructure.
The data shows that over 60 percent of respondents cited improved observability as a critical focus, followed closely by secure connectivity for global workforces (54…
