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Manufacturing & Industrial Organizations

Manufacturing Network Segmentation with Industrial Microsegmentation

Elisity helps manufacturers contain lateral movement across connected IT and OT networks. Apply identity-based policy to industrial devices and workloads, including systems that cannot run endpoint agents. Simulate changes before enforcing them through supported network infrastructure.

Challenges

Manufacturing organizations face mounting security challenges as legacy industrial systems become connected to enterprise networks. Traditional ICS network segmentation approaches struggle to protect these complex environments without disrupting critical production processes or requiring expensive infrastructure upgrades.

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Challenge


Expanded Attack Surface

Digital transformation has connected previously air-gapped OT environments with enterprise networks, creating new attack vectors that cybercriminals exploit to gain unauthorized access to critical industrial systems.

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Elisity's Solution


Comprehensive OT/IT Visibility

Elisity IdentityGraph combines network observations with context from connected IT and OT security tools. Use asset identity, device type and risk attributes to define policy for discovered industrial equipment and the systems it communicates with.

Challenge


Legacy Device Vulnerabilities

Industrial control systems (ICS) manufactured decades ago without security in mind lack necessary protections and cannot be readily updated, patched, or secured with traditional endpoint solutions.

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IEC 62443 Zone and Conduit Implementation

Build segmentation policy around plant zones and the communication needed between them. Use Policy Groups to organize assets, simulate proposed access changes and retain evidence for your security review.

Challenge


Compliance Complexity

Meeting stringent IEC 62443 requirements and defining proper zones and conduits becomes increasingly difficult with traditional network segmentation approaches that require complex VLAN configurations.

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Plan changes around plant operations

Use supported network infrastructure to enforce policy without installing endpoint agents on protected industrial devices. Review simulated traffic effects with operations teams before activating policies.

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Operational Continuity

Manufacturing organizations cannot tolerate production downtime or disruption that traditional security implementations often require, creating resistance to implementing proper security controls.

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Phased Security Implementation

Roll out your fine-tuned policies in waves using Elisity's Simulation Mode to analyze policy impact, identify potential issues, and refine policies before full-scale deployment, safeguarding your operations while strengthening security posture.

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Manufacturing Network Segmentation FAQ

Explore how identity-based microsegmentation helps industrial teams protect connected IT and OT environments and review changes with operations teams.

Can Elisity segment industrial devices that cannot run agents?

Elisity enforces policy through supported network infrastructure without installing an Elisity endpoint agent on protected industrial devices. Use asset identity and connected IT and OT context to define the communication those devices need.

How can plant teams plan policy changes?

Build Policy Groups around plant assets and required communication, simulate policy against observed traffic, and review proposed changes with operations teams before activation. Roll out approved policies in phases.

What happens if a plant loses its cloud connection?

The last configuration stays in place on supported network infrastructure if the plant loses its connection to the cloud. This preserves that configuration; it does not imply that new cloud-driven policy or identity updates continue while disconnected.

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