3D Printing Has an Urgent Need for Cybersecurity
It's not just about hackers stealing designs. New research shows that 3D-printed products can be tampered with to create counterfeits and undetectable, devastating flaws.
- Chris Wiltz for Design News March 17th, 2017
- Source: https://www.designnews.com/3d-printing/3d-printing-has-urgent-need-cybersecurity/42281071756489
In the race to adopt new 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, engineers and manufacturers are overlooking a key element – cybersecurity.
According to a new paper, “ Manufacturing and Security Challenges in 3D Printing ”, written by researchers at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering and published in the May 2016 issue of the journal JOM, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) , 3D printing carries cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can lead to potentially dangerous, undetectable defects as well as opening the door for counterfeit products.
