If nothing bad has happened yet, everything must be fine…
That’s the assumption most manufacturing and industrial organisations operate under, and it’s exactly what attackers are counting on. Because long before a ransomware demand hits the screen or a production line grinds to a halt, threat actors have already done their homework. They’ve studied your organisation from the outside, mapped your weaknesses, and built a roadmap for getting in. No hacking required.
The uncomfortable truth is this: attackers often know more about your external exposure than you do.