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Cyber Security in Manufacturing w/ Jason Ray

The Manufacturing Executive · 11 Apr 2023 · 29m · Episode 148

What this episode covers

Jason Ray, Co-Founder and CEO of Paperless Parts, discusses the critical importance of cybersecurity in the manufacturing sector, particularly for companies serving the defense industrial base. He explains the evolution from ITAR self-certification to the rigorous CMMC compliance framework, detailing how digital transformation has blurred data boundaries and increased risk. Ray outlines a five-step checklist for shops to prepare for CMMC audits and highlights how secure data handling has become a competitive selling tool for OEMs.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Paperless Parts, Guerrilla 76
Tools
Dropbox
Also
CMMC, ITAR, NIST 800-171, AS 9100

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