--- title: "An Emerging Manufacturing Trend: Cybersecurity" description: Cybersecurity is becoming a big problem in the manufacturing sector. Learn how to protect your business and attract younger employees to manufacturing. image: https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/image16-2.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/an-emerging-manufacturing-trend-cybersecurity#main) - FAQs - [News](https://ontarioeast.ca/news) - [Events](https://ontarioeast.ca/events) - [Ontario East Municipal Conference](https://ontarioeast.ca/happenings/our-team-partners) - [About Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/about-us/) - Search [![site_main_logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/site_main_logo.svg) ![site_main_logo_scrolled](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/site_main_logo_scrolled.svg) ![Ontario East Economic Development logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=245&height=150&name=logo.png) ![Ontario East Economic Development logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=245&height=150&name=logo.png)](https://ontarioeast.ca/) - [Show submenu for Regional Profile Regional Profile](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/) - [Our Communities](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/our-communities/) - [Advantages](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/advantages/) - [Workforce](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/workforce/) - [Incentives and Funding](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/incentives-and-funding/) - [Success Stories](https://ontarioeast.ca/success-stories/) - [Available Properties](https://ontarioeast.ca/available-properties/) - [Show submenu for Key Employment Sectors Key Employment Sectors](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/) - [Advanced Manufacturing](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/advanced-manufacturing/) - [Food and Beverage](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/food-and-beverage/) - [Logistics and Transportation](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/logistics-and-transportation/) - [Other](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/other/) - [Show submenu for Members Members](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Member Directory](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Become a Member](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/become-a-member/) - [Membership Application Form](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/membership-application-form/) - [Regional Marketing Committee](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/regional-marketing-committee/) - [Jobs & RFPs](https://ontarioeast.ca/jobs-rfps/) Open main navigation Menu Close main navigation Menu - Search - Show submenu for Regional Profile Regional Profile - Regional Profile - [Regional Profile](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/) - [Our Communities](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/our-communities/) - [Advantages](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/advantages/) - [Workforce](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/workforce/) - [Incentives and Funding](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/incentives-and-funding/) - [Success Stories](https://ontarioeast.ca/success-stories/) - [Available Properties](https://ontarioeast.ca/available-properties/) - Show submenu for Key Employment Sectors Key Employment Sectors - Key Employment Sectors - [Key Employment Sectors](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/) - [Advanced Manufacturing](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/advanced-manufacturing/) - [Food and Beverage](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/food-and-beverage/) - [Logistics and Transportation](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/logistics-and-transportation/) - [Other](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/other/) - [FAQs](https://ontarioeast.ca/faqs/) - [News](https://ontarioeast.ca/news/) - [Events](https://ontarioeast.ca/events/) - Show submenu for Members Members - Members - [Members](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Member Directory](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Become a Member](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/become-a-member/) - [Membership Application Form](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/membership-application-form/) - [Regional Marketing Committee](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/regional-marketing-committee/) - [Jobs & RFPs](https://ontarioeast.ca/jobs-rfps/) - [Ontario East Municipal Conference](https://oemc.ca/) - [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) - [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) Search ![Canada, Employment Ontario, Government of Ontario logos](https://ontarioeast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ontario-employment-logos.svg) This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. # An Emerging Manufacturing Trend: Cybersecurity For Ontario East January 29, 2020 ![](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image16-2.jpg?width=565&name=image16-2.jpg) As our lives become more tied to our [online experiences](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/its-true-a-manufacturing-video-game-exists) and transactions, so grows the need for our businesses to be secured against cyber attacks. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report, online theft accounted for **more than $1.3 billion** worth of financial loss in 2016 alone.  The manufacturing sector is no exception to cybersecurity troubles, especially as an industry that often finds itself on the forefront of technological change. The manufacturing sector adopts new trends and technologies, like [AI](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/dont-worry-about-losing-jobs-to-ai) and the [Industrial Revolution 4.0](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/the-4th-industrial-revolution-and-what-it-means-for-your-job-search), far faster than other industries. These advances bring with them new loopholes for savvy hackers to exploit, bringing financial loss or even opening up our economies to espionage and disruption by foreign powers.   What might be even more disturbing is that a commonly held perception - that hackers are primarily going after huge banks and corporations - is becoming less and less true. Because those larger businesses and corporations can afford more robust cybersecurity defences, it’s actually more likely that criminals go after **small businesses with fewer security measures.** It’s simply easier for the criminal to get in.  ## Easy Steps to Fortify Your Business’s Cybersecurity Defences  Though it’s always beneficial to work with cybersecurity experts, not every [manufacturing business](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/3-ways-to-attract-investment-to-your-manufacturing-business) can afford the high costs of a top-of-the-line cybersecurity system. But there are some more cost-effective steps you can take to mitigate the risk of hacker interference.  - ![image15-3](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image15-3.png?width=386&name=image15-3.png)Make sure to back up all crucial business files and administrative work. (A good practice even outside of cybersecurity concerns, for organizational purposes.) - Be sure to secure Wi-Fi networks and keep them hidden. - Train your employees to follow basic cybersecurity techniques.  - Install and consistently update antivirus software on all your company computers.  - Have employees sign in to unique user accounts. - Consistently change passwords.  - Hire a company to do an IT audit of your business, to try and penetrate your own cybersecurity defences. Doing so will reveal weaknesses in your system.  ## Help Curate the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders Many manufacturers are looking for ways to [attract new employees](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/two-manufacturing-books-that-wont-bore-your-teens-to-death) to the industry. Many manufacturing companies also need [Information Technology professionals](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/manufacturing-jobs-information-technology-professionals) to help **strengthen their cybersecurity**.  Young people who are particularly literate in computers, internet use, and coding may find this job opportunity particularly inviting. The jobs are plentiful and IT employees get to tinker with computers all day, knowing they are the first and usually last line of defence against online crime.   ## Learn More About How to Get Young IT Pros into Manufacturing [![Career in Manufacturing E-book](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4499088/0ec91f39-5295-4c05-b804-a9c0cbd4d31c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4499088/0ec91f39-5295-4c05-b804-a9c0cbd4d31c) *External links are provided as informational resources only and are not necessarily endorsed by Ontario East.*  References: [https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en-US/Insights/2019/07/decode-cyber-brief-global-cybersecurity-risks-in-the-manufacturing-industry](https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en-US/Insights/2019/07/decode-cyber-brief-global-cybersecurity-risks-in-the-manufacturing-industry) [https://capcoverage.com/index.php/10-ways-to-prevent-cyber-attacks/](https://capcoverage.com/index.php/10-ways-to-prevent-cyber-attacks/) ![Ontario East](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/Ontario%20Website%202021/Mask%20Group%20(11).png) ## Ontario East [For employers](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/tag/for-employers) - [![linkedin-1](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/linkedin-1.svg) Post](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ontarioeast/) - [![square-x-twitter](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/square-x-twitter.svg) Post](https://x.com/OntarioEast) - [![facebook](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/facebook.svg) Share](https://www.facebook.com/Ontario.East/) - [![envelope-solid](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/envelope-solid.svg) Email](mailto:info@ontarioeast.ca) ## You Might Also Be Interested In ### [![](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/AD_4nXe-FJQkhQbXBfG6OLVGz_KGqNblbr3x8E80bO6lTvJx24vP1nUQ0pQYYivxCXVixj1TV8bCkZcxtSjpWQPAZJKg-xGFvW2xfbHg4dQXsqLCWXvmMJEuHQ5xTPpRt1SdnKyo8tadCnEmOhY_z.jpg?height=485&name=AD_4nXe-FJQkhQbXBfG6OLVGz_KGqNblbr3x8E80bO6lTvJx24vP1nUQ0pQYYivxCXVixj1TV8bCkZcxtSjpWQPAZJKg-xGFvW2xfbHg4dQXsqLCWXvmMJEuHQ5xTPpRt1SdnKyo8tadCnEmOhY_z.jpg) October 04, 2024 Convincing You to Work In Manufacturing Read Now For job seekers](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/work-in-manufacturing) ### [![](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image13.jpg?height=485&name=image13.jpg) October 21, 2019 Learn More About Fast Manufacturing Job Training Read Now For job seekers](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/learn-more-about-fast-manufacturing-job-training) ![](https://ontarioeast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mask-Group-4.svg) ## Subscribe to our eNewsletter ###### CONTACT US (613) 634-8569 623 Fortune Crescent, Suite 100 Kingston, ON K7P 0L5 [Email Us](mailto:info@ontarioeast.ca) ###### LINKS [Regional Profile](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/) [Available Properties](https://ontarioeast.ca/available-properties/) [Key Employment Sectors](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/) [FAQs](https://ontarioeast.ca/faqs/) [News](https://ontarioeast.ca/news/) [Jobs & RFPs](https://ontarioeast.ca/jobs-rfps/) [Members](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) [About Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/about-us/) [Events](https://ontarioeast.ca/events/) [Ontario East Municipal Conference](https://ontarioeast.ca/ontario-east-municipal-conference/) [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) ###### ZoomProspector [Admin Access Login](https://auth.zoomprospector.com/Account/Login?returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.zoomprospector.com%2FAccount%2FLoginCallback%3FreturnUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fadmin.zoomprospector.com%252F) © Ontario East Economic Development, 2026 Acme Co, Inc. 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