Industrial Cybersecurity

What is Industrial Cybersecurity?

Industrial Cybersecurity refers to all measures that protect production assets, machines, networks, MES systems and cloud environments from manipulation, disruption or unauthorized access.
It spans the entire OT/IT stack: PLCs, machines, gateways, MES, SCADA, ERP and cloud infrastructure.

Why it matters in modern manufacturing

• Prevents unplanned downtime and large-scale production outages

• Protects sensitive operational data and IP

• Enables secure cloud adoption (Azure, certified environments)

• Ensures compliance (ISO 27001, IEC 62443)

• Secures OT/IT convergence with a clean, layered architecture

Core components

1. Network segmentation
Clear separation between OT, IT and cloud interfaces.

2. Zero Trust principles
Authentication and authorization for every device and user.

3. Encrypted communication
TLS-secured data flows across gateways, APIs and cloud endpoints.

4. Secure identities & roles
Central identity management, MFA, minimal-permission roles.

5. Hardened edge & cloud components
Regular updates, monitoring, secure configurations.

Industrial Cybersecurity & Cloud MES (SYMESTIC)

A cloud-native MES ensures:

• Azure-certified, audited infrastructure

• Encrypted machine-to-cloud communication

• Strict roles and permissions

• Continuous updates without downtime

• Central monitoring and anomaly detection

This reduces security risk and operational overhead while enabling scalable digitalization.