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.
What we see in manufacturing.
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.
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.
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.
CMMC Level 2
We map 110 NIST 800-171 controls to operational evidence. Pre-assessment readiness, C3PAO scoping, gap remediation tracking.
NIST 800-82 (ICS Security)
OT/IT segmentation, monitoring strategy, and incident response sized for industrial control system reality.
Huntress Managed EDR + SIEM
EDR on every endpoint, log correlation across IT and segmentation boundaries, with Huntress' 24/7 SOC investigating cross-boundary anomalies.
ReferenceWhat we deploy for manufacturing.
Cybersecurity (Huntress)
Huntress Managed EDR, ITDR, SIEM, SAT with 24/7 SOC. CMMC and NIST 800-171 aligned.
ExploreNetwork Design
OT/IT segmentation, multi-site SD-WAN, plant-floor PoE planning, secure remote vendor access.
ExploreBackup & DR
Image-based BCDR sized to downtime cost. RTO/RPO mapped to production reality. Vendor-neutral.
ExplorePhysical Security
Plant + warehouse perimeter coverage with Verkada or Salient, integrated with access control.
ExplorevCISO
CMMC pre-assessment, DoD contract security clauses, vendor risk reviews.
ExploreAccess Control
Plant, warehouse, and admin-office door access with identity sync. Audit-ready logs for IP rooms and OT zones.
ExploreManufacturing 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.
Bring SAINT to your manufacturing environment.
A 30-minute assessment scoped to your vertical. You leave with a written plan and clear next steps.
Schedule Manufacturing Assessment