Manufacturers Rank as Ransomware's Biggest Target

A Black Kite study highlighted by Dark Reading finds manufacturing is disproportionately targeted by ransomware—responsible for 21% of attacks—and that 80% of examined manufacturers have critical vulnerabilities, many listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; the report warns of cascading supply-chain impacts and recommends urgent patch management, credential hygiene, and web application hardening to reduce risk.