An OT security architecture that combines Industrial Defender's active asset intelligence with hardware-enforced unidirectional data transmission. Built for NERC CIP, TSA, and NIS2-regulated environments.
OT operators need continuous OT asset visibility for NERC CIP-007, CIP-010, and CIP-013, but the network architecture prohibits bidirectional OT network connectivity.
Firewalls, jump servers, and VPNs attempt to bridge this gap, but each creates an inbound attack surface that regulators are increasingly scrutinizing.
Many OT incidents involving remote access were an attack through a 'secured' software-controlled connection. Hardware enforcement is categorically different.
Inside OT Perimeter: Active collection via SSH, Modbus, DNP3, S7. Agentless. Full device access. Operates inside the control network security boundary.
The Boundary: Hardware-enforced one-way data transmission. No return path – physically impossible. Cannot be misconfigured to allow inbound traffic.
Many OT incidents involving remote access were an attack through a 'secured' software-controlled connection. Hardware enforcement is categorically different.
A leading European electric distribution operator strengthened OT cybersecurity across its grid infrastructure, improved compliance with CIS Controls and NIS Directive requirements, and gained complete operational asset visibility using Industrial Defender.
The result was not just improved reporting. It was operational confidence.
With Industrial Defender, the organization transitioned from fragmented visibility and manual processes to continuous monitoring, automated asset discovery, configuration management, and defensible cybersecurity compliance across its operational technology environment.
The Compliance Dashboard provides real-time visibility into your compliance status across supported frameworks, helping teams track adherence, identify gaps, and prepare for audits without manual effort.
The operator had been using Industrial Defender since 2012 to monitor components of its Advanced Distribution Management System — including more than 200 assets across control centers, data centers, and regional distribution operations. As cybersecurity requirements increased, the organization expanded to the full platform.
Industrial Defender provides deep asset intelligence across operational environments, enabling utilities to identify risks and manage cybersecurity proactively.
The platform includes out-of-the-box reporting aligned to major cybersecurity frameworks, including CIS Controls and NIS Directive requirements.
Industrial Defender monitors configuration changes, software updates, and user activity across critical infrastructure in real time.
Industrial Defender engineers provided customized dashboards, training and documentation, periodic reporting, and risk analysis guidance — accelerating deployment and maximizing value.
Industrial Defender integrated with the utility's SIEM environment, allowing correlation between OT asset intelligence and broader cybersecurity operations — improving threat detection and reducing response time.
Industrial Defender acts as a single source of truth for operational asset information across critical infrastructure — giving teams the visibility, control, and confidence to meet regulatory obligations while protecting uptime.
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Industrial Defender acts as a single source of truth for operational asset information across critical infrastructure — giving teams the visibility, control, and confidence to meet regulatory obligations while protecting uptime.
Industrial Defender's Asset Overview gives you instant answers to your most common asset questions — including which assets are offline or not reporting, which have active exceptions, and where gaps exist — without building custom queries.
The Industrial Defender platform enabled the organization to strengthen cybersecurity across eight operational domains.
Together, these capabilities created a unified OT cybersecurity platform — delivering continuous visibility, automated monitoring, and audit-ready compliance across the utility's entire operational environment.
The organization established a single source of truth across operational assets, including servers, firewalls, control systems, and workstations. This centralized visibility allowed cybersecurity teams to identify risks faster and reduce blind spots across their environment.
Industrial Defender enabled automated asset inventory discovery, ensuring that new devices and changes were continuously tracked without manual intervention.
The utility implemented automated configuration monitoring to detect changes that could signal unauthorized activity or security degradation.
Industrial Defender provided built-in reporting aligned to major frameworks, enabling the utility to continuously monitor compliance and demonstrate regulatory alignment with confidence.
The organization gained comprehensive visibility into security events across its environment, strengthening cybersecurity posture and improving response capabilities.
Industrial Defender's Vulnerability Management view organizes all published, active vulnerabilities by urgency tier — factoring in whether an exploit is actively being used, automatable, and its severity impact. A running mitigation trend chart lets teams track progress over time.
Electric utilities face increasing cybersecurity threats alongside rapid grid modernization. Industrial Defender addresses these challenges by shifting utilities from reactive cybersecurity to proactive risk management.
