European manufacturers are sitting on a ticking time bomb. A new wave of vulnerabilities in industrial and manufacturing systems isn’t just a technical risk – it’s an open invitation for attackers to exploit human error at scale.
From programmable logic controllers to IoT-enabled production lines, outdated systems are being exposed to the internet without layered defenses. The moment a vulnerability is detected, it becomes part of the global attack surface – and bad actors are fast to weaponize it.
But here’s the catch: most successful breaches don’t start with code. They start with people.
Attackers know that gaining initial access through a misconfigured system is just step one. The real damage comes later – through carefully crafted social engineering campaigns that escalate access and pivot across networks.
That’s where the human firewall either holds – or fails.
And in the manufacturing world, where uptime is king and employee cyber awareness isn’t always prioritized, attackers exploit urgency and routine. A fake technician request. A spoofed vendor update. A support ticket that leads to ransomware.
AUMINT.io was built for this exact challenge. Our solution doesn’t just track system vulnerabilities – it simulates real-life attacks that test and train employees to detect threats embedded in their workflows.
Because in this industry, you don’t get a second chance.
If your frontline staff can’t spot a fake maintenance request or a phishing email disguised as a production alert, the entire operation is at risk.
Want to see how your team would respond under pressure?
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Before a simple click leads to millions in downtime and recovery costs.