MDR for Manufacturing

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Smarttech247 secures production networks and OT environments with 24/7 SOC coverage, pre-authorised incident response, and detection built around the reality that downtime, not data theft, is what ransomware groups are actually after in manufacturing.

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OUR MANUFACTURING CREDENTIALS

Coverage and Compliance Built for Manufacturing

Round-the-clock monitoring, alignment to NIS2, and support for ISO 27001, built into how we operate for manufacturing clients from day one.

24/7

SOC coverage

NIS2

Reporting support

ISO 27001

Framework alignment
By now, most organisations have already
suffered significant business impact.
Featured manufacturing case study
Global Metal Packaging Manufacturing

Trivium Packaging Case Study

7, 200

Employees

57

Locations globally

50

Manufacturing plants
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If they discover a high-confidence attack at 3 o'clock in the night, they can isolate the system, no matter how critical the system is. I don't have 24/7 coverage in my team. It's good to have someone there that we know is helping us around the clock.
Roel Schouten
Vice President Information Security

Customer Challenges

Trivium Packaging manufactures cans and aerosols across 57 locations and roughly 50 plants globally. The business runs on uptime, and ransomware groups know it: disrupt output, extract a ransom. Trivium learned this in 2021 after an enterprise-wide ransomware attack.

Trivium's internal security team is lean, around 10 people, spread across Europe and the US, with no way to sustain 24/7 coverage on their own. An attack at 3am doesn't wait for business hours.

Customer Challenges

Smarttech247 gives Trivium round-the-clock coverage its own team can't sustain, with authority to isolate a compromised system the moment a high-confidence attack is detected, no approval call required.

The Results

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Critical incidents

1,401

Threats caught

80%+

More phishing reports,
zero drop in accuracy

Know your NIS2 Reporting Obligations

Select the frameworks your organisation is accountable to. See where they overlap, your strictest deadline, and what one unified programme saves you.
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24h / 72h
NIS2
Report a significant incident within 24 hours of awareness, with a full notification following within 72 hours.
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MANUFACTURING THREAT LANDSCAPE

Why Manufacturing is a Target

Manufacturers hold little intellectual property attackers want to steal. What they hold is uptime, and that's exactly what ransomware groups are pricing in.
Threat pattern
Ransomware groups target manufacturing specifically because production downtime creates fast, measurable leverage. Disrupt output, extract a ransom.
Why it matters for a distributed manufacturer
A single compromised plant can cost more per hour of downtime than most breaches cost in stolen data.
Threat pattern
Patching alone doesn't close the gap. You can patch within an hour and still be vulnerable to an attacker already inside.
Why it matters for a distributed manufacturer
Detection and response speed matters more than patch cadence once an attacker has a foothold.
Regulatory pattern
NIS2 puts the compliance burden on every plant and site, not just head office.
Why it matters for a distributed manufacturer
Boards now need demonstrable detection and response evidence from every location, not one policy document covering the group.
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MANUFACTURING THREAT LANDSCAPE

Our MDR for Manufacturing Capability

Analyst-led, not a black box. Direct access to experts who understand your systems during an investigation.

MDR for OT

We integrate directly with the platforms that run operational technology, with pre-authorised response so a high-confidence attack can be isolated at 3am without waiting for approval.
Claroty
Armis
Forescout

Threat Intel

We track the ransomware groups who target manufacturing specifically for downtime leverage, and feed it straight into your detection rules.
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Industrial threat actors

Compliance

NIS2, ISO 27001, and GDPR obligations sit across every plant and site, not just head office. We help you evidence readiness across the group.
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CYBERSECURITY FOR MANUFACTURING FAQs

Common Questions We Hear

Why does detection and response speed matter more than patch cadence once an attacker has a foothold?

Patching alone does not close the gap; an environment can be patched within the hour and still be vulnerable to an attacker already inside. Once a foothold exists, what determines the outcome is how fast that presence is detected and contained, not how quickly the next patch cycle runs. This is why our manufacturing clients are covered by 24/7 detection and pre-authorised response rather than relying on patch schedules alone.

What results has Smarttech247 delivered for manufacturing clients like Trivium Packaging?

Across Trivium Packaging's 57 locations and roughly 50 manufacturing plants, Smarttech247 has caught 1,401 threats with zero critical incidents reaching production, and helped drive phishing reporting up by more than 80 percent with no drop in reporting accuracy. Trivium's own security team, spread thinly across Europe and the US, gained the round-the-clock coverage it could not sustain alone.

How does Smarttech247 help manufacturers evidence NIS2 compliance across every plant, not just head office?

NIS2 puts the compliance burden on every site, not one group policy document. We help manufacturers gather and evidence detection and response readiness at plant level, so boards can demonstrate the same standard of monitoring, incident reporting, and recovery testing across every location, not just the ones with dedicated security staff.

Which OT security platforms does Smarttech247 integrate with for manufacturing?

We integrate directly with Claroty, Armis, and Forescout to bring the platforms running your operational technology into the same detection and response picture as your IT estate. This means a compromised PLC, HMI, or industrial network segment is investigated and contained using the same pre-authorised playbooks as an IT incident, rather than sitting in a separate, unmonitored silo.

Can Smarttech247 isolate a compromised system without waiting for our approval?

Yes. Where pre-authorised containment playbooks are in place, our SOC can isolate a high-confidence compromised system immediately, without waiting for a phone call or sign-off. This is built specifically for manufacturing, where a 3am ransomware detection cannot wait for a morning approval chain. Every action taken is logged, reversible, and reported back to your team.

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