Manufacturers saw many interesting developments in the realm of industrial security in 2017. There were tremendous shifts in how to guard against threats with ransomware like WannaCry, Nyetya, and now the Trisis/Triton/Hatman incident impacting organizations and making headlines across the globe. Safeguarding against those risks and more were captured in the recently released Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report. The report highlights some of the key trends in the evolution of malware and its impact on systems and data. The role of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its effect on security architectures and processes are also analyzed, as well as how artificial intelligence (AI), automation and machine learning technologies are in place as a way to mitigate malicious activity.