Industrial Digital Transformation: Benefits, Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

Digital transformation (DX) has become a beneficial movement for many organizations throughout various industries, and the manufacturing industry is no exception. Especially in factories, DX is being promoted to improve productivity and efficiency, so businesses can survive despite intensifying global competition. As greater visualization of operations, predictive maintenance, and mass-customization are just some of the benefits of instilling DX, the introduction of cloud, private 5G, and DevOps in manufacturing has added to the benefits. But as with the addition of any new technology, these changes within a manufacturing environment have introduced their own set of cybersecurity challenges.