Security Segmentation in a Small Manufacturing Environment

Dec 05, 2023

Small manufacturers tend to operate facilities with limited staff and limited resources often causing cybersecurity to fall by the wayside as something that takes too much time or cost. The resulting lack of cybersecurity leaves small manufacturers vulnerable to cyber-attack.

An introduction to security segmentation as a cost-effective and efficient approach to mitigate cyber vulnerabilities for small manufacturing environments.

Manufacturers are increasingly targeted in cyber-attacks. Small manufacturers are particularly vulnerable due to limitations in staff and resources to operate facilities and manage cybersecurity. Security segmentation is a cost-effective and efficient security design approach for protecting cyber assets by grouping them based on both their communication and security requirements.

This paper outlines a six-step approach that manufacturers can follow to implement security segmentation and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities in their manufacturing environments. The security architecture resulting from the security segmentation design activities is a foundational preparation step for additional security strategies like Zero Trust.

Security segmentation is a cost-effective and efficient security design approach for protecting cyber assets by grouping them based on both their communication and security requirements.

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