Ransomware & downtime
A halted line can cost tens of thousands per hour, so attackers gamble that you’ll pay fast to restart. It makes you a preferred ransomware target.
Manufacturing
When the line stops, everything stops.
Manufacturers are the most attacked industry in the country — because downtime is unbearable and attackers know it. We protect both sides of your business: the front‑office IT and the factory‑floor OT that keeps product moving.
OT & ICS security Ransomware defense CMMC for defense contractors
The threat landscape
Why attackers love a factory
Manufacturing has become the number‑one target for cyberattacks — not by accident, but because the economics work in the attacker’s favor.
Legacy & unpatchable OT
Factory equipment often runs decade‑old software that can’t be patched without halting production — leaving known holes wide open.
Intellectual property theft
Your designs, formulas, and processes are the business. Competitors and nation‑states target that IP — often quietly, over months.
Supply-chain exposure
You’re connected to suppliers and customers — and an attacker who compromises one link uses it to reach the next. You’re a target and a vector.
The IT/OT gap
As office networks connect to the factory floor, a phishing email in accounting can become a foothold on the production line. The seam is the risk.
Compliance pressure
Defense and aerospace suppliers face CMMC and NIST requirements — and losing compliance can mean losing the contract entirely.
#1
Manufacturing is the most‑attacked industry
For several years running, manufacturing has topped the list of industries hit by cyberattacks. The reason is simple: when your ability to produce is on the line, the pressure to pay and to move fast is higher than almost anywhere else — and attackers have noticed.
The core challenge
Two networks, one attack surface
For decades the factory floor was an island — disconnected, and safe by isolation. That’s over. To gain efficiency and visibility, IT and OT are now connected, and that connection is exactly where manufacturers get hurt.
An attacker doesn’t need to breach a PLC directly. They phish someone in the office, land on the IT network, and move sideways toward the equipment that actually makes money. Securing that seam — the boundary between IT and OT — is the single highest‑leverage thing most manufacturers can do.
IT — the front office
Email, ERP, file shares, and cloud apps. Familiar territory, defended with familiar tools — but it’s the usual way in.
Entry point · phishing, stolen credentials, exposed services
OT — the factory floor
PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, and robotics that run production. Often old, rarely patchable, and catastrophic when it stops.
The target · downtime, safety risk, ransom leverage
How we help
Security that respects uptime
We bring our full practice to the plant — tuned for the realities of a production environment, where a stopped line isn’t an option.
OT-aware penetration testing
We find the paths from office to floor before an attacker does — testing carefully around production, never at the expense of it.
Explore VAPT24/7 monitoring across IT & OT
Around‑the‑clock eyes on both networks, so an intrusion in the front office is caught long before it reaches the line.
Explore SOC & MDRRapid incident response
If ransomware hits, every minute is production lost. Our 24/7 responders move immediately to contain, recover, and get you running.
Explore incident responseCMMC & NIST readiness
If you supply the defense industrial base, we get you audit‑ready for CMMC and NIST 800‑171 — and keep the controls real, not just paperwork.
Explore compliance Standards that apply
The frameworks manufacturers face
Whether it’s a defense contract requirement or a customer’s security questionnaire, we map your controls to the standards that matter for your business — and get you ready to prove it.
CMMC
Defense supply chain
NIST 800‑171
Controlled unclassified info
NIST CSF
Security baseline
ISO 27001
Global & enterprise deals
Why StrikeProof
We speak plant, not just packets
Plenty of security firms have never set foot near a production environment. We understand that uptime is sacred, that you can’t just patch a 15‑year‑old PLC, and that security has to work around the line — not the other way around.
- Uptime‑first. We plan intrusive work around your production windows, never through them.
- Legacy‑friendly. Can’t patch it? We isolate and monitor it instead. No forced rip‑and‑replace.
- Offense‑informed. We test like an attacker, so we defend the paths that actually get used.
- One team, end to end. Testing, monitoring, response, and compliance — without juggling vendors.
IT + OT
Both networks secured, one boundary
24/7
Monitoring & incident response
CMMC
Defense supply-chain readiness
50
States served — nationwide
Manufacturing FAQ
Common questions
Why are manufacturers such a common ransomware target?
Because downtime is unusually expensive, attackers bet you’ll pay quickly to restart production. A stopped line can cost tens of thousands of dollars an hour, and many plants run legacy systems that are hard to patch. That combination of high‑value disruption and older technology makes manufacturing one of the most heavily targeted industries.
What is IT/OT security, and why does it matter for my plant?
IT is your business technology — email, files, enterprise software. OT (operational technology) is the equipment that runs the floor: PLCs, SCADA, industrial controls. As these two worlds connect, an attacker who gets into the office network can potentially reach the production line. Securing the boundary between them is one of the most important — and most overlooked — parts of manufacturing security.
Our equipment is old and can’t be patched. Can you still help?
Yes. Legacy, unpatchable equipment is the norm in manufacturing, not the exception. When a system can’t be updated, we protect it another way — using network segmentation, monitoring, and access controls to isolate vulnerable equipment so a compromise elsewhere can’t reach it. You don’t have to replace working machinery to be secure.
We’re a defense contractor. Can you help with CMMC?
Yes. If you manufacture for the U.S. Department of Defense or sit in the defense supply chain, CMMC compliance is required to win and keep contracts. We assess your current state against the required level, close the gaps, and get you audit‑ready — while making sure the controls genuinely protect your operation.
Will security work interfere with production?
We design around uptime. We know a stopped line is the thing you fear most, so we schedule intrusive work carefully, favor non‑disruptive monitoring, and plan testing around your production windows. The goal is to reduce risk without becoming a source of downtime ourselves.
Keep the line running — and the attackers out.
Let’s talk about protecting your plant, from the front office to the factory floor. No jargon, no scare tactics — just a clear look at where you stand.