In August, a cyberattack forced automobile manufacturing giant Jaguar Land Rover to shut down production for a month. The company reported around $260 million in cybersecurity costs in addition to $650 million in losses owing to the production disruption, U.S. tariffs on imported cars and the phasing out of older models. The unexpected halt of the manufacturer’s highly automated production lines in the UK, which typically work on about 1,000 vehicles a day, also disrupted a broader global supply chain. Unions and officials estimated thousands of workers could be laid off and smaller suppliers could go bankrupt due to the sudden loss of business.

Full report : Manufacturing has been the most-attacked sector for four years straight and AI has forced the sector to relook at its cyber threat preparedness.