I wanted to share a little about me and why the manufacturing space is so important to me and my business, Blue Team Tom Consulting. I want this blog post to be more about the importance to me, instead of trying to sell services. If you want to learn more about the Manufacturing attacks, read https://www.blueteamtom.com/post/why-manufacturers-are-big-targets-in-2026 Starting at age 10, I helped my father for the better half of 25 years who owned a machine shop business until

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