Hard and soft costs can be significant, cyber threats and liabilities escalate, and the challenge to attract, hire, and retain a skilled workforce require new methodologies. The management of sophisticated and evolving risks within the new era of automation, connectivity and advanced technology is not an endeavor that manufacturers have to take on alone. Professional risk advisors who can see a manufacturing operation from the inside-out, help maintain focus on mitigating risk (in partnership with transferring risk through insurance) and offer innovative solutions to address the changing impacts of automation.