{"podcast":{"title":"Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast","slug":"great-question-a-manufacturing-podcast-6380597","podcast_index_feed_id":6380597,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thetoolbelt/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thetoolbelt.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4283355/Security_5__rb8fg5.jpg","author":"Endeavor Business Media’s Manufacturing Group","episode_count":412,"summary":"Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast offers news and information for the people who make, store and move things and those who manage and maintain the facilities where that work gets done. Manufacturers from chemical producers to automakers to machine shops can listen for critical insights into the technologies, economic conditions and best practices that can influence how to best run facilities to reach operational excellence. Contributing to the podcast are 14 seasoned manufacturing journalists from Endeavor Business Media’s Manufacturing Group","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T16:18:29.963390+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-question-a-manufacturing-podcast-6380597"},"episode":{"title":"Why Is Manufacturing Such a Huge Target for Cyberattacks? (Smart Industry)","slug":"why-is-manufacturing-such-a-huge-target-for-cyberattacks-smart-industry","published_at":"2026-04-07T06:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-question-a-manufacturing-podcast-6380597/why-is-manufacturing-such-a-huge-target-for-cyberattacks-smart-industry","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-question-a-manufacturing-podcast-6380597","url":"https://thetoolbelt.podbean.com/e/podcast-why-is-manufacturing-such-a-huge-target-for-cyberattacks/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vw9vsv2w4y25c2xp/260406-SI-Skatolsky-cyber.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Jennifer Szkatulski of Immersive Labs talks with Smart Industry's Sarah Mattalian about why manufacturers are prime targets for cyberattacks, particularly ransomware, and the far-reaching impact on operations and supply chains. She breaks down how attacks occur—from phishing and credential theft to system infiltration—and how even IT breaches can disrupt production environments. The conversation also highlights emerging risks tied to AI, insider vulnerabilities, and interconnected supplier networks.","meta_description":"In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Jennifer Szkatulski of Immersive Labs talks with Smart Industry's Sarah Mattalian about why ma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1436,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-question-a-manufacturing-podcast-6380597/episodes/why-is-manufacturing-such-a-huge-target-for-cyberattacks-smart-industry/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-question-a-manufacturing-podcast-6380597/why-is-manufacturing-such-a-huge-target-for-cyberattacks-smart-industry.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}