How is manufacturing cybersecurity different from regular IT security?

Regular IT security assumes everything can run an agent and be patched. Manufacturing has to protect control systems that can't, and it has to do so without stopping production. That means leaning on segmentation, OT-aware monitoring, and controlled access alongside the usual endpoint, identity, and email defenses.

Can you get us ready for CMMC 2.0 or NIST 800-171?

Yes. We treat compliance as operational readiness: we map the controls to your environment, document them, close the gaps, and keep the evidence current so you're ready when an assessment comes, rather than scrambling before an audit. These requirements often decide contract eligibility, so we treat them as a business priority.

How do you secure equipment that can't be patched?

We contain it. Most OT vulnerabilities have no available patch, so we isolate that equipment behind segmentation and an industrial DMZ, control who and what can reach it, and monitor it continuously, rather than forcing updates that break the machine or the line.

Will security changes disrupt production?

No. We plan changes around your production windows and use OT-safe methods, coordinating anything that could touch the line with your team in advance. Security should reduce the risk of downtime, not create it.

Manufacturing cybersecurity

Cybersecurity built for the plant floor.

Manufacturing is the most-attacked industry, and office security tools were never built for equipment that can't be patched or rebooted on a schedule. NBIT secures both the office and the plant floor, keeps you audit-ready, and does it without stopping production.

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In short

Manufacturing cybersecurity has to protect both business IT and control systems that can't be patched, defend against the ransomware that targets the sector, and keep requirements like CMMC 2.0 and NIST 800-171 audit-ready, all without disrupting production. NBIT delivers that as one managed program.

The problem

Why manufacturing is a target.

Manufacturing is the most-attacked industry

Attackers target manufacturers because downtime is expensive and defenses are often thin. A stopped line creates pressure to pay fast, which is exactly what ransomware crews are counting on.

Office security tools don't fit the plant floor

PLCs, SCADA, and HMIs can't run an endpoint agent or be rebooted for a patch on a schedule. Point office security tools at them and you either break production or protect nothing.

Compliance decides which contracts you win

For defense, aerospace, and automotive suppliers, CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, and ITAR are not paperwork exercises. They gate contract eligibility, and a failed assessment can cost real work.

Legacy equipment can't be patched

Most OT vulnerabilities have no vendor fix. A machine you can't update still has to be protected, or it stays a permanent open door on your network.

What's included

What NBIT protects, and how.

OT-aware threat protection

Endpoint detection and response, identity protection, and email security across business IT, plus monitoring built for industrial networks, so both the office and the plant floor are covered by one program.

Segmentation for unpatchable equipment

Purdue-model segmentation and an industrial DMZ contain the machines you can't patch, so a legacy control PC is isolated and watched instead of exposed. See our industrial network monitoring and segmentation work.

Monitoring & segmentation

Ransomware-ready backup and recovery

Tested, immutable backups of the systems that run production, so a ransomware incident is a recovery on your terms rather than a ransom negotiation while the line sits idle.

Manufacturing-aware incident response

A response plan that treats a stopped line differently from a locked inbox, with engineers who understand what it takes to bring production back safely, not just restore an email server.

Compliance readiness, maintained year-round

CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, ITAR, ISO 27001, and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 handled as operational readiness: documented controls, evidence kept current, and support when the assessor arrives.

Who this is for

Manufacturers that have never had a security program built around production
Defense, aerospace, and automotive suppliers facing CMMC, NIST 800-171, or ITAR
Plants with legacy OT that can't be patched or taken offline
Operations that carry cyber insurance and need to prove controls to renew

Common questions

Manufacturing security, answered.

How is manufacturing cybersecurity different from regular IT security?: Regular IT security assumes everything can run an agent and be patched. Manufacturing has to protect control systems that can't, and it has to do so without stopping production. That means leaning on segmentation, OT-aware monitoring, and controlled access alongside the usual endpoint, identity, and email defenses.
Can you get us ready for CMMC 2.0 or NIST 800-171?: Yes. We treat compliance as operational readiness: we map the controls to your environment, document them, close the gaps, and keep the evidence current so you're ready when an assessment comes, rather than scrambling before an audit. These requirements often decide contract eligibility, so we treat them as a business priority.
How do you secure equipment that can't be patched?: We contain it. Most OT vulnerabilities have no available patch, so we isolate that equipment behind segmentation and an industrial DMZ, control who and what can reach it, and monitor it continuously, rather than forcing updates that break the machine or the line.
Will security changes disrupt production?: No. We plan changes around your production windows and use OT-safe methods, coordinating anything that could touch the line with your team in advance. Security should reduce the risk of downtime, not create it.

Secure production without stopping it.

Book a 30-minute discovery call and we'll walk through your biggest exposure, where compliance stands, and what a manufacturing security program looks like for your plant, prioritized by what protects production first.

Book a discovery call or call (888) 816-6248