Church & Dwight Builds Resilient Manufacturing Practices With Cybersecurity Investment
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., parent company to brands like Arm & Hammer, OxiClean, Nair, and Orajel, is bolstering manufacturing by strengthening its cybersecurity roadmap.
The investment, a result of a continued partnership with Rockwell Automation Inc., will help build resilience in the company’s operational technology (OT) manufacturing security.
Church & Dwight now has a better understanding of the risk it carries across its manufacturing profile after assessing gaps in security and identifying the assets critical to business success that need additional support.
Following an initial cybersecurity analysis, the company developed a remediation plan that includes new policies and more visibility into its OT landscape, building a bridge that closes the gap between operational technology and IT. This has included continuous monitoring.
David Ortiz, the company’s chief information security officer, said Church & Dwight was looking to level up its OT and manufacturing security posture. “...we've gained a thorough understanding of our cybersecurity landscape and the tools needed,” he said in a statement.
The World Economic Forum, a global, impartial, and not-for-profit platform, reports that manufacturing had the highest share of cyber attacks compared to other leading industries worldwide in 2022. Then the third quarter of 2023 saw a 15% increase since that period.
According to Rockwell Automation, critical manufacturing carries a significant risk, with 11% of attacks from “threat actors” focused on this vertical.
