Protect your Industri och produktion at Abion

Brand protection for manufacturing and industrial businesses

Modern manufacturing and industrial brands rely on complex digital ecosystems, from supplier platforms and control software to product catalogues, portals, and marketplaces. When attackers exploit your name, it puts not just customers at risk, but also your supply chain, compliance, and operational uptime.

Whether you produce custom components for a niche market or popular products through global manufacturing, it is crucial to protect your brand.

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Why industry brands are facing rising threats

Industrial companies were once overlooked by fraudsters, but no longer. Digitalisation, global value chains, and self-service tools have increased visibility, and with it, risk. Today’s attacks range from copied product catalogues and fake tender forms to spoofed supplier portals.

High-value products make industrial firms especially attractive targets. A single compromised transaction can deliver huge profits to attackers, and major losses to your business. These threats aren’t random; they’re automated, targeted, and designed for maximum disruption.

Threats and methods that appear as business-as-usual

In the production sector, attackers exploit trust, familiar workflows, and timing. They pose as suppliers. They send altered delivery instructions just before the deadline. They copy login portals and technical forms. It looks like regular business, right up until the money is gone, or operations are disrupted.

With global teams, complex processes, and dependence on precision, even a small attack can have significant consequences. Logistics are disrupted, data is compromised, and sensitive information is leaked. Therefore, brand protection in the industry requires precision, speed, and a proactive setup.

Common Threats in Manufacturing

The threats to the industry often combine the misuse of your brand and the blocking of deliveries. The attacks target customers, suppliers, and employees alike by mimicking your brand and the channels they trust. Here are the most common threats and how they work:

Fake product catalogues and online products

Copied webshops or counterfeit retailer profiles sell your products, or cheap copies, under your name. This creates confusion, undermines pricing and damages the trust in your genuine partners.

Supplier impersonation and procurement fraud

Attackers spoof emails or portals to pose as suppliers or buyers, altering payment details or sending false purchase orders. These scams target finance and procurement departments and are often hard to detect until after payments are made.

Phishing disguised as operations

Emails that resemble delivery updates, technical specifications, or invoices are used to trick employees into clicking on links or logging in to the platform. As these scams follow normal business protocols, they can be difficult to detect.

Fake certification and warranty claims

Unauthorised third parties use your name or logos to validate products or services you do not support. This leads to warranty fraud, support overload, and reputational harm if the products fail or violate compliance standards.

Domain spoofing and unauthorised sites

Lookalike domains host copies of your website or portals that trick users into sharing data, installing malware, or buying fake products and services. These sites often rank high in search results or are used in phishing campaigns, but can often be mitigated by having an effective domain strategy.

Compromised online marketplaces

Industrial resellers, marketplaces, or B2B platforms may host fake profiles claiming to be your brand or offering counterfeit products. These listings often bypass initial detection and continue to mislead customers until complaints arise.

Industrial and manufacturing brands we protect

Tailored Protection That Matches Your Scale

No two industrial companies are the same. Some operate manufacturing on a global scale. Others produce specialised solutions in highly regulated markets. But what they all have in common is that their digital infrastructure needs to be protected effectively and reliably.

Abion's solutions are built to match your reality. Whether you need takedowns of websites, domain monitoring of suppliers, or insights into brand abuse across industry portals, we provide structured protection that can be scaled and integrated into your compliance and governance.

We support, or function as, your IT, Legal, and Operations teams so you always have the right overview and the required speed in your response to brand abuse.

The risk does not stop at lost revenue

A single counterfeit dealer or one hijacked order can disrupt your entire production chain - causing delays, compliance violations, and market distrust. In the industrial sector, your brand’s value is built on reliability. Once trust is lost, it’s hard to regain.

When fraud hits your company, it's not just finances that are at stake. It's the relationships and the quality that your business is built on. That’s why it’s essential to have specialists by your side – so you can focus on what you do best.

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From purchasing to production to delivery, the credibility of your brand is fundamental.