When the line stops,
money stops. We keep both moving.

Manufacturing networks usually mix IT (email, file shares, ERP) with OT (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, MES) on the same flat network. That's how a phishing click in accounting takes down a production line — the ransomware lateral-moves from a clicked email into unpatched plant-floor systems that can't be taken offline for updates. Proper segmentation isolates OT from IT with firewalls, restricts protocols between them, and gives you the option to keep producing during an IT-side incident. We design and operate that segmentation for our manufacturing clients.

Most plant floors have machines running Windows 7, Windows XP Embedded, or proprietary HMIs that simply can't be patched — the OEM doesn't support it, or downtime to update is too expensive. We isolate those systems behind a firewall, restrict inbound traffic to only what the controller needs, monitor for anomalous behavior, and document the risk for cyber insurance. Compensating controls are how you carry legacy machines safely.

Most manufacturers we work with measure unplanned line downtime in thousands of dollars per hour — sometimes per minute. We focus on the IT layers that cause it: ERP outages, file-server failures, network outages between the office and the floor, ransomware events. Redundant internet, monitored UPS, tested backups with written RTOs, and a documented incident playbook turn what would be an all-day outage into a 30-minute hiccup.

Yes — we manage the infrastructure those systems run on (servers, networking, identity, backup, security) and coordinate with your ERP/MES vendor when application-layer issues come up. Most outages that look like ERP problems are actually IT-side issues (auth, network, storage) that we resolve directly.

Manufacturers in the Defense Industrial Base often need to meet CMMC 2.0 Level 2 to retain DoD contracts and prime-contractor work. The control set overlaps heavily with NIST 800-171 and includes MFA, encryption, access controls, audit logging, incident response, and configuration management. We operate the CMMC-relevant controls and produce the documentation for assessment.