Manufacturing has become the most attacked industry sector in the UK, representing almost half (46 per cent) of all cyber attacks in 2017 more than double that of attacks on manufacturing across EMEA. The majority of attacks came from China, representing 89 per cent of attacks against UK manufacturers. Technology organisations, in second place, were the target of 23% of attacks in UK, with business and professional services in third place with 10%. The finance industry was the most-attacked sector worldwide with almost a quarter (23%) of all attacks, up from 14 per cent in 2016.”]
Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/study-research/uk-manufacturing-is-top-target/