Manufacturing · Operational resilience · Ransomware
When the line goes down, the bill is measured in shifts — not tickets.
Manufacturers are a top ransomware target because the cost of downtime is brutal and predictable. We deliver a security program built around the things that actually keep production running: endpoint and server visibility, segmentation between IT and OT, fast vulnerability remediation, and a rehearsed incident response plan.
Free · ~10 minutes · No email required to see your score.
The threat picture
Ransomware, IT-to-OT pivot, and supplier-driven requirements.
Three threat patterns dominate manufacturing engagements: ransomware that halts production, attackers pivoting from corporate IT into shop-floor systems through flat networks, and a steady stream of supplier and customer security questionnaires that require real evidence — not promises.
Our managed services are built for that picture: continuous endpoint and server monitoring, vulnerability management against the systems that matter, and segmentation that keeps an office laptop infection from reaching the PLC network.
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24/7 SOC
Endpoint, server, identity, and network telemetry monitored continuously by US-based analysts.
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EDR + active response
Endpoint and server isolation under your authorization rules — contain a host before it spreads.
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Vulnerability management
Continuous credentialed scanning, prioritization by exploitability, patching workflow with your IT team.
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Network segmentation
Design and enforce IT/OT separation, vendor access controls, and east-west firewalling.
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Identity hardening
Conditional Access, MFA, and PIM across Microsoft 365 and Azure to shut down phishing and BEC.
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Backup posture review
Immutable backups and ransomware-resilient architecture so recovery is hours, not weeks.
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Incident response
24/7 IR retainer with rehearsed runbooks, evidence preservation, and customer/insurer notifications.
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Supplier & customer security
Evidence packages for supplier questionnaires, cyber insurance, and — where relevant — CMMC for DoW work.
Operational resilience
Designed around the cost of a stopped line.
Manufacturing security is a business-continuity discipline first. Every control we recommend is justified against one question: does this reduce the chance — or the duration — of an outage that costs you a day of production?
Prevent
Identity hardening, patching, segmentation, and email controls that close the doors attackers actually use.
Detect
EDR + SIEM with 24/7 analyst review. Hands-on investigation, not just an alert pile.
Recover
Immutable backups, IR retainer, and tabletop exercises so the first time you run the playbook isn’t during an incident.
Free self-assessment
Where does your plant actually stand on OT/IT, IP, supply chain, and IR?
Twenty questions across five domains — mapped to NIST CSF, NIST 800-82r3, and IEC 62443. Scored locally in your browser. Roughly ten minutes.
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Do you touch the OT/PLC network directly?
We focus on the IT side of the boundary — endpoints, servers, identity, network, and the firewalls that separate IT from OT. We work with your controls integrator or OT vendor on the shop-floor side. The most common ransomware path into manufacturing is corporate IT pivoting into a flat OT network, and that’s the path we shut down.
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How do you handle vulnerability management for legacy machines?
Realistically. Some HMIs and engineering workstations can’t be patched on a normal cadence. We document the exception, compensate with segmentation and tighter monitoring, and patch on the maintenance windows that production allows. The goal is honest risk management, not a clean dashboard built on lies.
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Can you help respond to supplier and customer security questionnaires?
Yes. We produce evidence packages tied to the controls we operate — SOC coverage, EDR, vulnerability management, MFA, backups, IR plan — mapped to the frameworks customers ask about (NIST CSF, CIS, ISO 27001, and CMMC for DoW-adjacent work). You stop guessing your way through questionnaires.
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What happens if we get hit with ransomware tonight?
Customers on an IR retainer get a 1-hour engagement SLA. We isolate affected hosts via EDR, preserve evidence, coordinate with your insurer’s incident counsel, and run the recovery against your backup posture — in parallel, not in sequence. Without a retainer, we still respond, but the first hours of a ransomware event are exactly when you don’t want to be onboarding a vendor.
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We make parts for a defense prime — do you cover CMMC?
Yes. CMMC 2.0 readiness is a service we offer when it applies — see our DoW Contractors page. For most manufacturers, CMMC is one driver among many; we keep the security program coherent rather than letting one framework dominate everything else.
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Need a security partner who treats downtime like the actual problem?
Whether you’re shoring up after a near-miss, fielding a customer questionnaire, or scoping a managed SOC — we can help.