79% of manufacturers agree that cloud solutions offer clear benefits around decision-making, remote monitoring, and supply chain coordination.

63.5% of manufacturers surveyed rank strengthening cybersecurity posture as the most important investment. This is up from 21.9% in the first wave of the survey in 2024.

The healthcare sector is the third-most targeted sector for ransomware attacks, following manufacturing and professional services.

Play Ransomware conducted an average of 30 attacks per month, peaking in October 2024 with at least 52 attacks10. Approximately 89.9 percent of Play Ransomware's victims were based in North America10. 24.7% of Play Ransomware's victims were in the manufacturing industry and 17.5% were in the construction industry.

The manufacturing industry was the most-targeted industry in R&DE incidents during 2024, accounting for approximately 17.7 percent of attacks globally.