{"id":248420,"date":"2026-05-18T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative-aem\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:20:17","slug":"cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative-aem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative-aem\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity as an Equipment Manufacturing Business Imperative &#8211; AEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aem.org\/news\/cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative\">Cybersecurity as an Equipment Manufacturing Business Imperative &#8211; AEM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aem.org\/news\/cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative\">https:\/\/www.aem.org\/news\/cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-18 10:12:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.aem.org\">www.aem.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Danny Gavin, Communications Coordinator, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>As equipment manufacturers continue to integrate advanced digital capabilities into their products, cybersecurity is rapidly shifting from a niche concern to a critical business priority. OEMs must now rethink how they approach every aspect of their business, from product design to risk management and long-term system security.<\/p>\n<p>During AEM\u2019s recent <strong>2026 Product Safety &#038; Stewardship Conference and Liability Seminar<\/strong>, PlaxidityX Director of Sales Jason Cole outlined a clear message to manufacturers: cybersecurity is now a fundamental requirement for maintaining market access, protecting customers, and safeguarding the integrity of modern equipment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCybersecurity is no longer an option for manufacturers. We now have to fall in with this regulatory landscape which compels many OEMs to engage in cybersecurity,\u201d said Cole.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <strong>AEM\u2019s Safety &#038; Product Leadership service area<\/strong>, and all the ways it helps AEM members and the industry maintain market access and comply with ever-evolving regulations. \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A Growing Risk Landscape<\/h2>\n<p>Equipment is more connected than ever. Sensors, telematics, GPS tracking, and various sensors are now standard across many new machines in the field, all of which may be connected to cloud storage. While these innovations deliver significant value improving efficiency, uptime, and fleet management, they also introduce openings for vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Equipment is also susceptible to a wide range of risks, including ransomware attacks, data theft, unauthorized system access, and even GPS signal manipulation. These threats reflect real-world tactics that continue to evolve alongside the technology they target.<\/p>\n<p>Motivations behind these attacks vary. In some cases, attackers seek financial gain through ransom demands, effectively locking users out of their own equipment. In others, individuals attempt to bypass&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aem.org\/news\/cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity as an Equipment Manufacturing Business Imperative &#8211; AEM https:\/\/www.aem.org\/news\/cybersecurity-as-an-equipment-manufacturing-business-imperative Publish Date: 2026-05-18 10:12:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":248421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/divvyhq-media-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/attachments\/79d2eaab9d97e7e06894b520e8f6cb9a44856cf5c48c972f6a0db69fac22bef5\/Cybersecurity.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-248420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248422,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248420\/revisions\/248422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}