63.5% Of Manufacturers Surveyed Rank Strengthening Cybersecurity Posture as the Most Important Investment - Up 41 Percentage Points from 2024

"An interesting find from the survey is that 63.5% of manufacturers surveyed now say that improving their cybersecurity posture is the top investment necessary for improving productivity. When asked in the first wave of the survey in 2024, that number was only 21.9%. The recent CrowdStrike update, which caused a massive IT outage that crashed millions of Windows systems, brought security vulnerabilities to the fore. Increasing geopolitical tensions certainly play a part as well," explains Michael Larner, Distinguished Analyst at ABI Research.

Other high-level findings from The State of Technology in the Manufacturing Industry report:

"Innovation is the cornerstone of success in the manufacturing Industry, and making a robust technology strategy is essential. The survey results are arming technology vendors and end users with real-world and current technology attitudes, adoption rates, and insights to gain a competitive advantage in the rapidly evolving industrial and manufacturing landscape," Larner concludes.

Download the report, The State of Technology in the Manufacturing Industry, for Survey highlights.

ABI Research is now inviting a small set of participants to join our survey efforts as we launch the next wave of our semiannual survey targeting respondents in industrial and manufacturing companies. Shape the survey.

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