OT security for manufacturing: protecting production from downtime

IT and OT are converging

Remote maintenance, data analytics and connected machines link office IT and production. What used to be isolated can now be reached via detours – often without anyone having planned it. At the same time, control systems cannot simply be patched or restarted.

Identify attack paths to the shop floor

Attack path analysis shows which accounts, servers and connections an attacker could use to get from the office network to control systems – and which single fix closes most of these paths.

Separate zones, allow protocols selectively

Standards such as IEC 62443 rely on zones and controlled conduits. XMfortress Gate separates production and office networks, allows OT protocols selectively and deliberately avoids interventions there that could disrupt operations.

Respond without putting production at risk

With XMfortress Respond, you define per zone which responses are allowed: In office IT, a system may be isolated automatically; in production, only after approval. This keeps a human in the loop where it matters.