OT Cybersecurity for Critical Manufacturing
RIGHT-SIZED SOLUTIONS TO FIT ALL COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS
The critical manufacturing sector is an especially appealing target for threat actors. Petrochemical processors, energy production facilities, and automotive and aerospace manufacturers need robust operational technology safeguards. At LeveL5Cyber, our team has decades of combined experience with OT cybersecurity for critical manufacturing, coastal oil refineries, steel mills, and countless other manufacturing industries.
What We Offer
decades of hands-on experience
Operational focus to secure critical infrastructure
LeveL5Cyber offers advisory services that enable businesses to scale their operations and combat evolving threats. Our experts leverage decades of experience to provide solutions that optimize cybersecurity capabilities and drive towards program maturity.
Operational Technology Risks for Critical Manufacturing Sectors
Every year, there are hundreds of cyberattacks on manufacturers. Some threat actors attempt to steal valuable data or financial information. Others use ransomware to lock manufacturers out of control systems.
Many in-house technology departments may be unprepared for the scale and danger of modern cyberattacks.
According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, critical manufacturing industries are potentially vulnerable to data breaches because of:
- Remote monitoring and process management
- Robotic process automation
- Low number of on-site workers or security personnel
- Large networks with little OT security
- Aging equipment integrations with security flaws that are difficult to patch
Solutions to OT Cybersecurity for Chemical Plants
The risk of cyberattacks doesn’t mean critical industries are powerless. Just like investing in high-performance nickel alloy instead of carbon steel provides greater operational safety and performance, building strong technological defenses with OT cybersecurity for Critical Manufacturing helps reduce the risk of data intrusions.
Our experts follow NIST cybersecurity framework guidelines, ISO, ISA/IEC-62443, and other standards and frameworks.
CISA recommends
- Comprehensive risk assessments
- Segmentation and security gateways
- Physical and cybersecurity integrations
- Adaptive cybersecurity plans
- Ongoing IT/OT security management services
Where We Fit In
LeveL5Cyber has decades of hands-on experience in cybersecurity services for critical manufacturing to address their specific needs and requirements. Our team understands the unique challenges and processes that exist and how to bolster cyber defenses within these arenas.
Services That Align to this Industry
Expert Cybersecurity Services for the Chemical Industry
Manufacturing businesses don’t need to navigate the constantly changing digital landscape alone. At LeveL5Cyber, we provide a range of customized OT cybersecurity for chemical plants and other critical industry enterprises. Contact us today to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
decades of hands-on experience
in cybersecurity
LeveL5Cyber’s Risk Assessments enable organizations to inform and prioritize decisions regarding cybersecurity. The services take into consideration today’s evolving threat landscape to drive cybersecurity priorities with an outcome-driven approach using industry standard processes.
Organizations that have already taken steps to segment their manufacturing environments may realize that firewall hardware does not have the same long life expectancy that some traditional OT assets have. Similarly, firewall vendors generally don't support platforms in perpetuity either. So what happens at the end of that roughly 4-6 year lifespan? As if the cyber threats that organizations face weren't enough, old and unsupported firewalls pose a significant risk of a different nature. What happens if there is a hardware failure and there is no replacement available? And what is the overhead on the organization, and the risk, to replace hundreds of firewalls that are nearing the end of their support - before that support contract expires? LeveL5Cyber specializes in global programs of this nature including firewall refreshes, regardless of the platform or vendor, as well as implementing new firewalls for organizations that may not have begun their segmentation journey yet.
Segmenting a network means dividing it into smaller, isolated parts. In manufacturing environments, where the protection of sensitive information and critical infrastructure is particularly important, segmenting the network can be an effective way to reduce the risk of a cyberattack.
After the completion of a segmentation project, there are several questions left to answer: Who do I contact if something is not working?; How do I know what rules are needed? How do I add new users / devices / functionality?; Can we expand our protected networks? These questions can leave the factory resources feeling overwhelmed. The team at LeveL5Cyber has decades of experience identifying gaps and developing custom solutions that will support your organization’s cybersecurity needs.
Industrial control systems (ICSs) are an integral part of critical infrastructures, helping to facilitate operations in vital industries such as electricity, oil and gas, water, transportation, manufacturing, and chemical manufacturing. The growing issue of cybersecurity and its impact on ICS highlights fundamental risks to the Nation’s critical infrastructure. Efficiently addressing ICS cybersecurity issues requires a clear understanding of the current security challenges and specific defensive countermeasures. A holistic approach—one that uses specific countermeasures implemented in layers to create an aggregated, risk-based security posture—helps to defend against cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities that could affect these systems. This approach, often referred to as Defense in Depth,
provides a flexible and useable framework for improving cybersecurity protection when applied to control systems.
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