3D printing opens DOD to cyber risks, IG finds
By Lauren Williams
Jul 13, 2021
Even as 3D printing is gaining momentum in the military, unless the systems are properly secured, they can be vulnerable to unauthorized changes to designs and open up the Defense Department’s networks to unnecessary cybersecurity risk, DOD’s inspector general said in a July 7 report.
Additive manufacturing (AM) systems, which include printers and computers, are used to create three-dimensional prototypes, models and materials, including replacement parts for military equipment in the field.
DOD, however, has been inconsistent when it comes to securing these systems because personnel considered them to be “tools” used “to generate supply parts instead of information technology systems that required cybersecurity controls.”
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