In May 2025 Westlands Advisory released a paper on ‘Industrial Cybersecurity Consulting and Managed Services.ʼ The analysis highlighted that as connectivity increases across and between plants and enterprises, so does exposure to cyber, physical, and operational risks. Growing investment in digitalisation and tightening regulation – combined with complex operations and distributed assets and resources – all contribute to the challenge faced by Risk Leaders. WA highlighted that whilst cybersecurity maturity has improved, a lack of resources means that Risk Leaders will continue to require the support of consulting and managed security services irms to operationalise cybersecurity technology and ensure a return on investment.