Strengthening Cybersecurity in Manufacturing: The Path to a Defensible Architecture

This whitepaper-style overview describes cybersecurity challenges facing manufacturing OT environments—including poor network controls, legacy/IT-OT interconnectivity, limited visibility, and ransomware risks—and recommends the SANS Five ICS Cybersecurity Critical Controls with an emphasis on network segmentation as a defensible architecture. It outlines benefits of segmentation (enhanced security, asset protection, operational continuity, granular access control, and improved performance) and directs readers to download a full whitepaper for step-by-step guidance.