APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TWIN IN ENSURING CYBER-SECURITY IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES MANAGEMENT

Purpose: The objective of the paper is twofold: firstly, to analyze the applications of Digital Twin (DT) technology in ensuring cybersecurity in manufacturing processes; and secondly, to identify key thematic areas, research gaps, and potential practical applications. Design/methodology/approach: The research was conducted based on a systematic literature review, using bibliometric analysis and advanced data analysis tools such as VOSviewer and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). Findings: The literature analysis revealed that current studies focus on the analysis of DT use in risk management and security testing without interference in real manufacturing systems. DT facilitates the emulation of a variety of threat scenarios, the evaluation of the efficacy of implemented security measures, and the optimization of preventive strategies. However, the analysis also identified significant research gaps, including the lack of unified implementation methodologies and insufficient exploration of the impacts of DT deployment in cybersecurity at operational and strategic levels. Practical implications: The implementation of DT has the potential to enhance cybersecurity risk management in manufacturing enterprises by facilitating earlier threat detection, minimizing potential losses, and expediting incident response times. DT provides enterprises with tools for continuous monitoring of manufacturing processes, enabling proactive threat management and increasing system resilience. Originality/value: The study proposes an interdisciplinary approach, with a view to identifying a research niche related to the integration of DT with other information technologies. Furthermore, it outlines directions for developing methodologies and standards for DT implementation in manufacturing processes, with a view to ensuring their cybersecurity.