The 2024 Identity Security Threat Landscape for manufacturing shows deepening cyber debt driven by GenAI, machine identity risks, and vendor dependencies. Nine in ten firms faced breaches, with 99% citing vulnerable IAM and 85% warning of business impact from digital expansion. AI-powered phishing, malware, and data poisoning are top concerns, while many still wrongly define privileged users as human-only, ignoring machine identities that now drive 2x growth and often access sensitive data. Third- and fourth-party vendors add further exposure, yet vendor risk management ranks lowest in investments. Best defenses include phishing-resistant MFA, JIT access, Zero Standing Privileges, and ITDR.

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