Technology infrastructure for manufacturing.
IT and operational technology networks designed with the separation that keeps a production line running even when the office network has a bad day.
Reference architecture — illustrative01 Industry problem
Manufacturing environments increasingly connect IT and OT (operational technology) networks for data and efficiency reasons — creating a path from office-network compromise to production-floor disruption if not properly segmented.
02 Reference architecture
IT/OT segmentation with a demilitarised zone between corporate and production networks, so a compromise on one side does not automatically reach the other.
03 Solutions
- IT/OT network segmentation
- Firewall and DMZ design between corporate and production networks
- Monitoring extended to OT-adjacent infrastructure where feasible
- Backup for production-critical systems and configuration
04 Security
Segmentation is the primary control here — production systems are often difficult to patch, so isolation matters more than it does on a standard office network.
05 Monitoring
Network-level visibility into IT/OT boundary traffic, since host-level agents are frequently unsupported on production equipment.
06 Backup & DR
Backup and recovery planning that accounts for production-critical configuration, not just office data.
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