20% of Industrial Manufacturers Are Using Network Security as a First Line of Defense

ABI Research’s press release reports that industrial manufacturers are prioritizing network security—particularly access control, authentication, segmentation, and threat detection—driven by increased connectivity of OT assets, regulatory requirements (GDPR, NIS2, Cyber Resilience Act), and threats such as ransomware, supply chain weaknesses, and social engineering; the firm forecasts a $2B global OT cybersecurity market in 2024 and references findings from its Industrial and Manufacturing Survey 1H 2024 and OT Cybersecurity research service.