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CISA Ships an ICS Advisory Almost Every Week — How a Small Manufacturer Decides Which OT Patches Actually Matter
You can’t patch OT like office IT. CISA now publishes ICS advisories almost weekly — dozens of vendors, hundreds of
Qilin Is Now the #1 Ransomware Group Hitting Manufacturers and 3PLs — Here’s How It Gets In
Qilin ransomware is the most active group of its kind in the world in 2026 — more than 500 victim
Is Your Plant Floor on the Public Internet? What CISA’s New PLC Warning Means for Manufacturers
Internet-exposed PLCs are being actively targeted right now. If a PLC or HMI on your floor is reachable from the
Ransomware Hit 747 Manufacturers Last Quarter — Without Touching a Single PLC
Yes — manufacturing ransomware can shut a factory without ever touching a PLC. Dragos logged 1,140 industrial ransomware incidents in
CMMC Is Suspended — But NIST 800-171 Isn’t: What DoD Suppliers Still Owe
CMMC is suspended, not canceled. CMMC suspended still leaves every control in force. The Department of Defense (DoD) paused the
DSCSA Compliance in 2026: Why Drug Traceability Is Really an IT Project
DSCSA compliance is now an IT project: since August 27, 2025, wholesalers must exchange serialized, package-level EPCIS data electronically —
The Fake Freight Invoice That Passed DMARC — and What Actually Stops Invoice Fraud
Freight invoice fraud is now the dominant threat in logistics billing: half of classified freight fraud is communication-based — fake
Vendor Data Breach: What to Do When a Supplier Loses Your Data
When a vendor data breach exposes information you handed over, treat it as your own incident: confirm the scope in
How to Build Your 2027 IT Budget: A Planning Framework for Small Businesses
Build your small business IT budget for 2027 in Q4 2026 around five categories — support, security, hardware lifecycle, software