Manufacturing
Manufacturing IT and security — OT and IT, finally talking.
Most Midwest manufacturers we work with have an IT environment that grew up around the office and an OT environment that grew up on the floor — and the two never met. We design networks that segment them properly, secure both, and align with CMMC Level 2 for defense supply chain work. Lincoln’s mix is light manufacturing and food processing.
What we see
What we see in manufacturing.
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Flat networks where OT and IT share a broadcast domain
Production PLCs and office workstations on the same VLAN means a phishing click in accounting becomes an OT incident in 90 seconds. We rebuild segmentation around NIST 800-82 guidance. - 02
CMMC Level 2 requirements with no clear owner
Defense Industrial Base contracts increasingly require CMMC Level 2. The 110 controls don't map themselves; most MSPs decline the work. We don't. - 03
Downtime cost dwarfs cybersecurity spend
An hour of unplanned downtime on a production line costs more than a year of Huntress coverage. We size cyber, backup, and DR investments to that math, not generic SMB averages.
Frameworks & regulatory context.
- 01CMMC Level 2We map 110 NIST 800-171 controls to operational evidence. Pre-assessment readiness, C3PAO scoping, gap remediation tracking.
- 02NIST 800-82 (ICS Security)OT/IT segmentation, monitoring strategy, and incident response sized for industrial control system reality.
- 03Huntress Managed EDR + SIEMEDR on every endpoint, log correlation across IT and segmentation boundaries, with Huntress' 24/7 SOC investigating cross-boundary anomalies.Reference
What we deploy for manufacturing.
- 01Cybersecurity (Huntress)Huntress Managed EDR, ITDR, SIEM, SAT with 24/7 SOC. CMMC and NIST 800-171 aligned.Open
- 02Network DesignOT/IT segmentation, multi-site SD-WAN, plant-floor PoE planning, secure remote vendor access.Open
- 03Backup & DRImage-based BCDR sized to downtime cost. RTO/RPO mapped to production reality. Vendor-neutral.Open
- 04Physical SecurityPlant + warehouse perimeter coverage with Verkada or Salient, integrated with access control.Open
- 05Critical Infrastructure AssessmentsOT/IT boundary, remote vendor access, NIST 800-82 / IEC 62443 alignment — we don’t program PLCs.Open
- 06Security Risk AssessmentsNIST CSF current-state and CMMC-oriented gap list before a vCISO retainer.Open
- 07vCISOCMMC pre-assessment, DoD contract security clauses, vendor risk reviews.Open
- 08Access ControlPlant, warehouse, and admin-office door access with identity sync. Audit-ready logs for IP rooms and OT zones.Open
Sub-verticals
Sub-verticals under Manufacturing.
Tier 1
DoD / CMMC Suppliers
CMMC 2.0 readiness for Nebraska DoD suppliers: OT/IT segmentation, NIST SP 800-171, Huntress, evidence. Not a C3PAO. 531-625-2111.
Tier 1
Machine Shops & Metal Fabrication
IT and cyber for Lincoln & Omaha machine shops: OT/IT split, ransomware defense, cameras, backups. CMMC-aware when needed. 531-625-2111.
Manufacturing FAQ
Do you support OT environments directly?+
We segment and monitor OT networks, not program PLCs. Our role is the boundary, the network, the segmentation, and the visibility — your OT vendor stays responsible for the control system itself. We coordinate.
What CMMC level can you support?+
CMMC Level 2. We've mapped engagements against NIST 800-171's 110 controls and produced evidence packages for C3PAO pre-assessment. Level 3 work we'd scope with a partner.
What about multi-shift coverage?+
531-625-2111 routes 24/7 for outages — including swing shift and overnight production. Standard help-desk targets are business hours; emergencies aren't.
Do you support manufacturers in Lincoln and Omaha?+
Yes. Lincoln plants and south-Lincoln shops are a short drive from Hickman. Omaha-metro food/logistics sites (including Bellevue yards) are scheduled on-site. No storefront. City hubs: /locations/lincoln-ne and /locations/omaha-ne.
Written for operators by Colton Porter, Founder & CEO of SAINT Technology Services — U.S. Army veteran. Hickman-based; Lincoln first, Omaha second · Manufacturing IT & security.
Call 531-625-2111 or email clientcare@saintsecured.com. Book an assessment at /contact.
Free risk assessment
Run the free CMMC / NIST 800-171 overlay risk assessment for DoD supply-chain readiness.
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Not sure where you stand? Take the free industry-standards risk assessment at /risk-assessment, or book a 30-minute human review scoped to your vertical. Hickman-based; Lincoln and Omaha are service markets, not storefronts. Call 531-625-2111.
30 minutes. NIST-aligned report. No obligation.