Connected production and industrial automation

Protect connected production without slowing the plant.

We help manufacturers secure production lines, industrial networks, robotics, engineering stations, MES integrations and vendor access while preserving the speed and availability expected by operations.

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Operational context

Security grounded in how the sector actually operates.

Modern plants increasingly connect operational equipment to enterprise platforms, cloud services and remote support. This creates value, but also expands the paths through which a cyber event can affect production.

Engagements can focus on a single site, a specific programme or an enterprise-wide improvement roadmap. The scope is agreed around operational consequence, available evidence and the decisions the work must support.

Typical environments

  • Discrete and process manufacturing plants
  • PLC, HMI, SCADA and robotics networks
  • MES, historians and production-data platforms
  • Machine builders and packaged equipment
  • Remote maintenance and multi-site operations
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Risk themes

Where exposure commonly develops.

  • Rapid expansion of unmanaged connected equipment
  • Flat production networks and inherited trust
  • Uncontrolled vendor laptops and remote access
  • Inconsistent security across sites and production lines
  • Ransomware pathways from enterprise to operations
  • Recovery plans that omit machine configuration and line dependencies
Sector capabilities

Focused services for manufacturing.

Services are selected and combined according to the operating model, maturity and risk priorities of the organisation.

Plant OT security assessments

Establish a practical view of asset, architecture and operational risk.

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Network zoning and secure integration

Design segmentation for cells, lines, sites and enterprise connections.

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Machine and supplier security requirements

Set expectations for builders, integrators and connected equipment.

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Asset and configuration governance

Create ownership, criticality and baseline processes that operations can sustain.

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Detection and monitoring design

Identify useful OT telemetry and integrate it with existing security operations.

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Production recovery planning

Prioritise backups, rebuild steps and restoration dependencies for critical lines.

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Applicable structure

Standards-led, operationally informed.

Relevant standards and obligations are used to structure the work, while risk decisions remain tied to real operational consequence.

IEC 62443NIS2ISO/IEC 27001NIST CSFManufacturing operating standards
Explore every sector

One OT discipline, adapted to each operating environment.

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