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Cybersecurity

When can a manufacturing company be cyberattacked and not cyberattacked at the same time?

The answer — anytime — is not a paradox like the famous thought experiment about Schrödinger’s cat. Manufacturers belong to supply chains and rely on vendors, many of which have digital connections that can be exploited by hackers. An attack on one company...

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Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity across the defense industrial base, but it does not replace the fundamentals of good cyber hygiene.

As manufacturers explore AI to improve productivity and operations, cybercriminals are using the same technology to automate attacks, generate more convincing phishing campaigns, and identify...

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Go to MxD Factory Floor Tour & Info Session November 2026

MxD Factory Floor Tour & Info Session November 2026

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Chicago, IL 60642
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Go to MxD Factory Floor Tour & Info Session October 2026

MxD Factory Floor Tour & Info Session October 2026

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Chicago, IL 60642
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Go to MxD Summit 2026

MxD Summit 2026

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Manufacturing

When we talk about aerospace in America, we talk about our great past achievements. We talk about the opportunities that lie ahead. We talk about how innovative our industrial base is. What we don’t talk about are the challenges and needs for transforming that innovation into actual production. In the fields of aviation, space, and national...

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Cybersecurity

MxD’s Virtual Training Center and workforce readiness guides show candidates viable manufacturing careers

The brain drain facing U.S. manufacturing isn't a distant risk—it’s a countdown. By 2030, the last of the Baby Boomer generation will have reached retirement age, taking with them decades of institutional knowledge, technical skill and shop...

Our Network @ Work

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America 250, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing

America was born in secrecy. Long before there were classification markings or national security directives, a small group of colonial legislators understood something essential: the survival of a revolution depended on keeping the right information out of the wrong hands.

Building the Architecture

George Washington didn't wait for formal policy...