INDUSTRY · MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing IT services

Manufacturing IT lives next to OT (operational technology), PLCs, SCADA, MES, machine vision, and the rules are different. A bad change can stop a line. We design with OT realities in mind: zoned networks (Purdue model), patching schedules that fit production cycles, and segmentation that lets IT and OT teams cooperate without stepping on each other.

What we see breaking first

The operational headaches buyers in manufacturing routinely describe to us. If two or more of these sound familiar, the rest of this page is worth reading.

Flat plant networks where corporate, OT, and visitors share broadcast domains

Legacy controllers and HMI systems that can't be patched or replaced this year

IT-driven security tools that crash OT devices on first scan

Production data getting stuck on the plant floor instead of flowing to MES, ERP, and analytics

Cyber insurance carriers asking for OT controls the plant doesn't have

What we do for manufacturing

Purdue-model network segmentation

OT zones (levels 0–3) cleanly separated from IT (levels 4–5), with a hardened DMZ for the cross-zone flows that actually need to exist.

OT-aware monitoring

Passive OT discovery and monitoring (Claroty, Nozomi, Dragos-style) that inventories controllers and detects anomalies without crashing legacy devices.

Patch & change discipline for production

Patch windows scheduled around production cycles, tested on identical lab gear when possible, with a written rollback. No "patch on Tuesday" surprises.

Industrial wireless & robotics support

Wireless for AGVs, robots, and tablets on the plant floor with deterministic roaming, dedicated SSIDs, and band/channel discipline.

Cyber insurance & control alignment

Posture mapped to insurer questionnaires (Marsh, Coalition, Beazley, etc.) so renewals don't come back with surprise exclusions.

Frameworks & regulations that come up

We map controls and gather evidence against the frameworks your industry actually uses. Working alongside your auditor or assessor, never replacing them.

IEC 62443

Industrial automation and control systems security, the de facto standard for OT cybersecurity programs.

NIST SP 800-82

NIST guidance on OT security; useful for board reporting and aligning IT and OT security programs.

CMMC 2.0 (defense contractors)

Final rule published 10 September 2025. Phase 1 (Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments) went live 10 November 2025; Phase 2 (Level 2 C3PAO certifications) starts 10 November 2026; full rollout by 10 November 2028. We map controls, prepare evidence packages, and work alongside your C3PAO when assessment time comes.

ITAR / EAR

Where applicable, technical controls and access management aligned to export-controlled-data handling.

Engagements like this

Real engagements with the situation, the build, and what changed afterward.

Regulated services · Security Operations & MDR

Security Monitoring & File Integrity for Compliance

Deployed file integrity monitoring with extended log retention for security operations, materially reducing detection time and strengthening audit readiness.

100%

In-scope servers covered

5–15 min

Mean time to detect changes

0 critical

Audit findings

Mid-market IT operations · Observability & Monitoring

Monitoring Platform Migration with Zero Outage

Staged migration from SolarWinds to a Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki stack, improving alert accuracy and reducing on-call noise without an outage window.

~90%

Reduction in alert volume

0 minutes

Migration outage window

improved

On-call escalation accuracy

Services we lead with for manufacturing

Common questions in manufacturing

Will your security tools break our PLCs?

We use OT-aware monitoring that's passive by default, no active scanning of controllers without explicit authorization and a tested approach. We've seen IT-grade tools take down production lines; we plan around that.

How do you handle production change windows?

We work with your production schedule, identify the lowest-impact windows (often weekend changeovers or planned maintenance), test in a lab environment when one exists, and write rollback steps before the change starts. Production trumps IT preferences.

Are you ready for CMMC if we're a defense subcontractor?

Yes. The final rule published in September 2025; Phase 1 self-assessments are live as of November 2025, and Phase 2 C3PAO Level 2 certifications start November 2026. We map controls to CMMC 2.0 Level 1 and Level 2, prepare evidence packages, and work alongside your C3PAO during assessment. We won't promise a pass, that's the assessor's call, but we'll get your environment in shape for one.

Designed for manufacturing

Tell us about your environment and where it hurts. We'll come back with a plan and an honest assessment of fit.

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