CMMC Is Paused: The Hackers AREN'T

Manufacturing has become the number-one industry targeted by cyberattackers, accounting for 27.7% of the incidents investigated by IBM X-Force in 2025. manufacturers such attractive targets? It comes down to production downtime, valuable customer intellectual property, aging technology and our position inside increasingly connected global supply chains. In this episode of My TRUE POSITION, Jim Carr explains why small and family-owned machine shops are especially vulnerable, how cybercriminals get from an employee's inbox to the shop floor and what owners can realistically do to protect their businesses. Jim also addresses what the recent CMMC Phase II suspension does—and does not—mean for defense manufacturers. No scare tactics. No hundred-page IT checklist. Just practical, owner-level actions to protect your company, your customers and your ability to keep making parts.