Why Attackers Target Manufacturers, and What the Attacks Look Like

The blog post explains that manufacturing is the most-targeted industry for phishing and BEC-style attacks, driven by high-value invoice/PO traffic and broad supplier relationships; common threats include credential harvesting, vendor email compromise/supplier impersonation, and invoice fraud, with Microsoft 365 Direct Send abuse highlighted as an effective delivery technique. The author reviews case trends, notes that many malicious messages pass SPF/DKIM/DMARC or are sent via legitimate services, and recommends three primary mitigations: enable RejectDirectSend, enforce DMARC for you and key suppliers, and evaluate vendor detection for authenticated, payload-free email.