Cybersecurity in Smart Factories-Quant

Cybersecurity in Smart Factories -Quant

The Objective of the Study

Our client intended to understand the current state of cybersecurity preparedness of organizations with regards to their smart factory value chain. They wished to determine the key challenges that hinder a holistic cybersecurity implementation and response. Also, aiming to understand organizations’ perspective on distinction between IT and OT cybersecurity preparedness. Building on a survey of organizations across sectors and countries and extensive secondary research to accomplish these objectives. This research investigates cybersecurity from an intelligent manufacturing and smart factories perspective. Defining cybersecurity in smart factories as all measures needed to secure information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and IIoT (industrial internet of things) across identification, protection, discovery, response, and recovery against cyber threats.

Key Screening Points

• Survey of 950 senior executives from the cybersecurity function and C suite executives from large manufacturing organizations (>$1 billion in annual revenues, 25-30 questions).


• Respondents must be leading or closely associated with their organization’s operational technology cybersecurity initiatives.


• At least 20% of the organizations should have more than $10 billion in annual revenues.
• Target Countries: Germany, France, USA, UK, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, China, Australia, Brazil, and Canada.
• Target organizations primarily operating in:
• Consumer products
• Automotive
• Semiconductor and hi-tech
• Chemicals (including petrochemicals)
• Heavy Industries (Industrial and capital goods machinery)
• Pharma and life sciences
• Aerospace and Defence
• Energy and Utilities