In the manufacturing world, we pride ourselves on precision. We measure tolerances in microns and downtime in dollars-per-minute. But there is a silent "part" in your assembly line that most small-to-mid-sized manufacturers are neglecting: the digital one. For years, many shop owners believed they were "off the radar" of global hackers. They assumed that because they didn't hold millions of consumer credit card numbers, they weren't a target. In 2026, that assumption is a dan