The manufacturing industry is the backbone of our economy. From the cars we drive to the medicine we take, manufacturers take raw materials and transform them into the essential goods that keep our world running. But just like the assembly lines they manage, today’s manufacturing landscape is undergoing a digital revolution. This convergence of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) creates a complex ecosystem with new attack surfaces for cybercriminals.

In the past, legacy security measures focused more on physical, isolated environments . Employee access to systems was often based on physical proximity and job function with lax password management practices. Critical OT systems were often completely isolated from the IT network, creating an “air gap” that limited digital access.  While effective in preventing some attacks, this approach hindered communication and data exchange and increased the risk of unauthorized access and insider threats,  impacting overall efficiency.

Today operational efficiency and business continuity within manufacturing hinders upon an effective inter-connected strategy.  To achieve this, cloud-based solutions and AI are also being integrated into its processess, introducing  a new layer of complexity towards cybersecurity.  These new security challenges present the potential for  production halt, stolen IP occurrences and customer trust erosion if investments towards cybersecurity are considered optional rather than imperative in today’s hyper-connected world.

Securing Your Manufacturing Advantage

At information|SECURED we understand the unique challenges manufacturers face in a cloud-driven world. We offer a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity solutions and services specifically designed to safeguard your critical OT, IT, and cloud infrastructure.

• Security Risk Assessments: In order to prioritize risks and implement effective mitigation strategies, a thorough assessment of your IT and OT environments including AI systems will be conducted, identifying both known and unknown vulnerabilities, potential security gaps and/or flaws that may exist.

• AI Security Assessments and Penetration Testing: Specialized assessments that analyze your AI, Large Language models and data pipelines for potential security flaws and known vulnerabilities.

• Vulnerability Assessments & Penetration Testing: Our team of experts will identify any potential weaknesses among your existing systems, including those that may reside in your cloud environment.

• OT Security Solutions: We implement robust security measures for your industrial control systems and SCADA networks, ensuring your physical operations remain secure.

• Identity & Access Management and Governance (IAM&G): We establish a framework for managing user access and permissions across your entire IT and OT ecosystem, both on-premises and in the cloud. This ensures only authorized users have access to critical systems and data, significantly reducing the risk of insider threats and compromised credentials.

• Data Classification and Security: Ensuring the highest level of protection is applied to your most valuable company assets, your data. Our experts will identify and classify data based on its sensitivity, both at rest and in transit, in order to implement the appropriate security controls.

• Third-Party Supply Chain Attack Mitigation: In an effort to minimize the risk of a successful supply chain attack, we thoroughly assess the security posture of each vendor and partner, identifying potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited to gain access to your systems.

• Incident Response & Recovery: Our team of experts offer both cloud based and on premises emergency incident response and recovery solutions to quickly identify, isolate and remediate an on-going attack, minimizing further damage, restoring operations and business continuity.

• Employee Security Awareness Training: We empower your workforce with the knowledge to recognize and mitigate social engineering threats, phishing attempts, and other human or AI-based attacks targeting your organization and industry.

By implementing these solutions, we create a layered defense that safeguards your manufacturing operations at every level. information|SECURED will be your trusted partner in securing your manufacturing advantage.