
Why connected factory data is a target for hackers
One in four cyberattacks on manufacturing worldwide hits an Italian company. With NIS2, governing factory data becomes a legal obligation.
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One in four cyberattacks on manufacturing worldwide hits an Italian company. With NIS2, governing factory data becomes a legal obligation.

ISO 9001:2026 lands this autumn, but the real audit risk isn't the new clauses: it's documented procedures that no longer match how the work is actually done on the floor.

Industrial sensors (accelerometers, telemetry) excel at monitoring machines but remain blind to manual operations: they detect a signal, not the context of what the workforce is doing.

The disruption of flows in the Strait of Hormuz dictates a drastic revision of procurement strategies for Italian manufacturing.

The departure of senior technicians leads to a loss of tribal knowledge that increases Mean Time to Repair by 40-60%, directly eroding EBITDA.

The technological obsolescence of manufacturing assets is accelerating workforce turnover and eroding talent management strategies.

Obsolete procedures and ignored manuals hinder operations and burn cash. In a production context where optimising production is essential, we analyse how to reduce turnover costs.

Over 80% of manufacturing data sits unused: videos, manuals, raw logs. This inertia costs more than storage. Transforming dark data into information is operational resilience.