This manufacturing-focused survey highlights severe identity-related security and compliance challenges. Most organizations struggle with real-time visibility, insufficient resources, and managing machine identities. Overprovisioning is strongly linked to cyber vulnerability, and nearly two-thirds report identity-related breaches within two years. Alarmingly, 90% of attacks were targeted, including insider threats, competitive espionage, and ransom attempts. Compliance efforts are hindered by manual processes and fragmented team ownership. Manufacturers are prioritizing centralized identity platforms with automation, predictive analytics, and improved reporting to combat targeted attacks and strengthen identity governance across complex supply chains.

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