Canadian Manufacturers Confront Rising OT Cyber Risk

ManuSec Canada Speakers From Subaru and Toronto Transit Discuss Cyber Resilience Joshua Cunningham-Marsh • March 4, 2026

Canadian manufacturers are expanding connectivity across production environments, integrating industrial IoT, cloud analytics and converged IT-OT operations. That transformation drives efficiency and innovation but increases exposure to ransomware, intellectual property theft and supply chain compromise. Legacy operational technology systems - once air-gapped - now connect across distributed networks and cloud platforms.

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In advance of QG Media's ManuSec Canada Summit April 14-15 in Toronto, event speakers from Subaru Canada and the Toronto Transit Commission share how these growing risks demand stronger resilience, segmentation and incident response readiness.

"We can never be able to protect all of our assets,” said Manoj Tiwary, CIO of Subaru Canada Inc. "So, our focus should be on our goal, which is, how do we stay operational or and have a speedy ...