Abstract
The industrial environment is already facing important changes due to Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation. Also small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are introducing innovative and advanced Industry 4.0 technologies to improve their competitive level on the market. A boost in efficiency, a more reactive production management and flexibility on the shop floor through human-machine collaboration are some of the positive implications of the 4.0 phenomenon. Having overcome the first obstacles represented by Industry 4.0 implementation, new challenges are arising regarding digitalization and connectivity of smart factories. The more a company is digitalizing the operational processes as well as their business models, the more the are exposed to possible cyber-attacks from outside. Up to now there are only few works dealing with the topic of cybersecurity in small and medium sized enterprises. Therefore, this paper presents an assessment model for cybersecurity, laying the foundation for managerial actions for more data security in SMEs.