Design & Integration

Building the correct OT Security Policies and Procedures is crucial to start your OT Cybersecurity journey. When it comes to international and local regulations, it becomes challenging for plant operations and internal teams to build policies and procedures that fully align with the recommended regulations. Our team has comprehensive experience in building such documentation. We develop comprehensive policies, procedures, and documentation that align with industry standards and best practices. This ensures your GRC compliance is always ready for audits.

A well optimized and secure network design is key to an efficient and effective industrial network. We adopt a secure and optimized by design approach when it comes to designing your Industrial Network. We ally with OEMs and Vendors to elevate your network design to a secure architecture. We create detailed network diagrams and design architectures that ensure efficiency, security, and scalability. Our designs are compliant with International and Local OT Cybersecurity regulations and are tailored to your specific operational needs, providing a clear blueprint for robust and resilient network infrastructure.

International & Local standards clearly define secure system architecture goals and when it comes to designing these architectures, we optimize your systems in accordance with those regulations. We develop comprehensive system diagrams and architecture designs that enhance integration and performance. Our approach ensures that all system components work seamlessly together, creating a unified and efficient operational environment.

Data flows are critical in Industrial Networks. A carefully designed data flow ensures that traffic is optimized, and only necessary packets travel within your network to and from well-defined sources and destinations. We ensure efficient and secure data flow by building data flow strategies that optimize performance and security across your network. Our planning ensures that data moves seamlessly and securely, supporting your critical operations.

Your industrial network consists of hundreds of such devices that need protection.
For example:

• Engineering & Operator Workstations
• SCADA & DCS Equipment Servers e.g. Historians, DBs, Applications
• HMIs
• PLCs, RTUs & I/O Devices
• Network Devices
• Cybersecurity Servers and Devices

These assets continuously need monitoring, logging, protection, and hardening. We can help you build resilient infrastructure by ensuring that all necessary protection controls are enabled on these devices.
For example:

• Endpoint Security
• Application Whitelisting
• Security Hardening
• Logical Access & Secure Access
• And many more…

Firewalls and Data diodes play a pivotal role in your industrial network however a firewall without correct filtering policies and a data diode without correct configuration is like a blind folded security guard. We come from the industrial background with the niche knowledge of industrial applications, protocols and requirements and we can make sure that your security devices are configured correctly to provide necessary controls and segmentation needs.

Network visibility is critical for large industrial networks to identify unknown actors in the network. There are many products on the market that claim to be leaders. However, regardless of the IDS/IPS vendor, the effectiveness of the product ultimately depends on how well it is set up. We can assure you that we deploy advanced intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) with effective policies, configurations, and visibility, giving you 100% value back on the product.

It’s not just about installing updates, patches, and firmware. It’s about what, when, and how. We make sure that your critical devices receive necessary updates and patches, but at the same time, these changes are thoroughly tested, approved, and considered before deploying to your production environment. This ensures that you don’t encounter unexpected downtimes and production failures. We manage the entire lifecycle of updates, patches, and firmware, ensuring that your systems are always secure and performing optimally.

Identity, account, and access management have long been critical problems for industrial environments, where the use of common passwords, shared resources, and unauthorized access have been challenges. By simply adopting correct Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls, many industries have reduced the risk of cyber-attacks and production failures in their plants and facilities. We implement IAM solutions that ensure only authorized personnel can access critical systems and data, and that your accounts and passwords are always protected and stored securely. Our solutions enhance security by effectively managing identities and access rights, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

In the modern world of remote working, industries are saving time, effort, and money by adopting remote support and working approaches. However, we know that providing remote access to critical assets in your industrial network increases the risk of cyber attacks. We can help you here by designing secure DMZ and Jump Server-based architectures to ensure that your OT network is never accessible from the internet without due authorization, visibility, and security monitoring. We offer multiple solutions for secure remote access and privileged access that can ensure your systems are protected while still receiving necessary remote maintenance support from vendors sitting in another part of the world or from your critical staff working from home.

In large industrial networks, consisting of thousands of assets, it is critical to have full visibility of your infrastructure’s performance, security, and incidents. Additionally, many industries are now looking for automation tools that can make incident response and decision-making partially automatic. Our team has the expertise to design, build, and operate performance monitoring, SIEM, and SOAR solutions. We implement these solutions to provide real-time monitoring, threat detection, and automated response capabilities.

Data protection and recovery are as critical for OT systems as they are for any other corporate or enterprise data. OT systems hold very critical historical and configuration data, which, if lost, can result in huge support costs or impact business decisions. We offer multiple solutions to protect your OT systems’ data, configurations, and settings, which can be used in case of a cyber attack or a system crash. We also develop and implement backup and recovery strategies that ensure your data is protected and can be quickly restored in case of an incident. This provides peace of mind, knowing that your critical data is secure and recoverable.

No one wants to be targeted or compromised by a cyber attack, but no system or network is 100% protected. Hence, having a comprehensive Cybersecurity Incident Response plan is very crucial for any industrial environment. We can build your incident response philosophy, plan, and documentation, or we can provide you with support if you are already impacted. Our expert team has considerable experience and knowledge in Cybersecurity Incident Response and Forensics analysis. We provide rapid response and thorough forensic analysis to address and investigate security incidents.

While logical security is critical for digital and information assets in your industrial network, physical security needs cannot be ignored. Every regulation, local or international, sets criteria for the physical security of your industrial assets. We design and implement physical security measures that protect your facilities and critical infrastructure. Our solutions include surveillance, access control, and environmental monitoring, ensuring comprehensive protection against physical threats.