Industries · Manufacturing
Cybersecurity for Manufacturing
The OT/IT boundary is frequently under-segmented in manufacturing, and industrial control systems often can't be patched the way an office IT estate can, which changes how risk needs to be managed rather than removing it.
Where risk concentrates
Ransomware halting production lines directly, not just office IT
Industrial control system (ICS/SCADA) vulnerabilities that can't be patched on a normal cycle
Intellectual property theft targeting product designs and processes
Third-party and supplier compromise across a complex manufacturing supply chain
Attack surface
Industrial control systems and SCADA environments, the IT/OT network boundary, and the supplier and partner integrations that increasingly connect directly into production systems.
Regulatory considerations
NIS2 covers manufacturing sectors directly for many organisation types, and GDPR applies to employee and customer data. Product-specific requirements may apply depending on what's manufactured.
Business impact
Unlike a typical office IT incident, a manufacturing security incident can halt physical production directly. The cost is measured in operational downtime and missed delivery commitments, not just data recovery.