# Cyber Security in Manufacturing w/ Jason Ray

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2023-04-11
- Length: 29m
- Episode: 148
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-04-11-cyber-security-in-manufacturing-w-jason-ray
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-e812d907-757c-481c-8eb6-222bace1fdc2

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-04-11-cyber-security-in-manufacturing-w-jason-ray#t=36) Introduction and Jason Ray's Background
- [7:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-04-11-cyber-security-in-manufacturing-w-jason-ray#t=426) The Cybersecurity Threat to Manufacturing
- [11:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-04-11-cyber-security-in-manufacturing-w-jason-ray#t=707) ITAR, Digital Transformation, and CMMC
- [18:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-04-11-cyber-security-in-manufacturing-w-jason-ray#t=1107) Five-Step CMMC Preparation Checklist
- [22:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-04-11-cyber-security-in-manufacturing-w-jason-ray#t=1339) Paperless Parts' Security Architecture
- [26:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-04-11-cyber-security-in-manufacturing-w-jason-ray#t=1565) Cybersecurity as a Competitive Advantage

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Paperless Parts (company)
- Guerrilla 76 (company)
- Dropbox (tool)
- CMMC (other)
- ITAR (other)
- NIST 800-171 (other)
- AS 9100 (other)

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