State of Security Awareness in the AM Industry: 2020 Survey
Mark Yampolskiy, Paul Bates, Mohsen Seifi, Nima Shamsaei

TL;DR
This survey assesses the security awareness and preparedness of the Additive Manufacturing industry in 2020, revealing significant gaps in security measures and readiness against AM-specific cyber threats.
Contribution
It provides the first comprehensive survey-based assessment of security concerns, practices, and perceptions within the AM industry, highlighting critical vulnerabilities.
Findings
Many organizations lack security measures for AM.
Security concerns are significant but often unaddressed.
Industry is unprepared for AM-specific cyber threats.
Abstract
Security of Additive Manufacturing (AM) gets increased attention due to the growing proliferation and adoption of AM in a variety of applications and business models. However, there is a significant disconnect between AM community focused on manufacturing and AM Security community focused on securing this highly computerized manufacturing technology. To bridge this gap, we surveyed the America Makes AM community, asking in total eleven AM security-related questions aiming to discover the existing concerns, posture, and expectations. The first set of questions aimed to discover how many of these organizations use AM, outsource AM, or provide AM as a service. Then we asked about biggest security concerns as well as about assessment of who the potential adversaries might be and their motivation for attack. We then proceeded with questions on any experienced security incidents, if any…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Digital Transformation in Industry · Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
