Zero trust for factories and critical infrastructure

Protect critical operational technology (OT) environments against cyberthreats with the power of zero trust. Completely segment OT assets and enable secure remote access, without ever letting third parties into your network.

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Drastically reduce cyber risk
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Increase operational uptime
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Improve people and plant safety
The Problem
Industrial networks are more vulnerable than ever

Cyberattacks like ransomware can cause unplanned downtime as well as risk people and plant safety. IoT/OT devices are becoming increasingly connected, and plant operators must now account for cyber-physical risks while ensuring efficient remote operations.

 

Traditional approaches to factory management require network connections, which enable malware to move laterally from information technology (IT) to OT systems. Industry 4.0 requires a completely new approach to operational technology security and connectivity.

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Solution Overview
Secure your OT and IoT systems with zero trust

Enable smarter, safer, and more efficient industrial operations with Zscaler OT Security solutions. Fully isolate every IoT/OT system into a “network of one”, ensure remote operations, and eliminate third-party risk.

Agentless Device Segmentation

Eliminate lateral threat movement without the complexity of firewalls or endpoint agents.

Privileged Remote Access

Eliminate third-party risk by enabling secure clientless RDP/SSH/VNC connections with full governance controls.

Disposable Jump Boxes

Prevent lateral movement from users to machines with no residual attack surface and a clean, compliant image every time.

Benefits

Stop cyberattacks on factories and critical infrastructure

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Boost uptime and productivity

Minimize downtime with secure, fast, reliable access for technicians and vendors, with governance controls.

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Ensure people and plant safety

Isolate OT systems, making them invisible to attackers, and preventing threats from moving laterally from IT assets.

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Reduce complexity

Quickly and easily deploy segmentation without firewalls, VPNs, or software agents, avoiding costly downtime.

Solution Details

Stop lateral threat movement

Isolate every IoT/OT device into a “network of one” without modifying VLANs or installing agents. Isolate third-party technicians from your environment with clientless remote access and disposable jump boxes.

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Key offerings

Zero Trust Device Segmentation

Automatically classify and isolate each device into its own network, without ACLs or firewalls.

Privileged Remote Access

Keep third-party technicians out of your network with clientless browser-based remote access to RDP/SSH/VNC consoles.

Zero Trust SD-WAN

Ensure secure access from IoT/OT devices to the internet and to private apps in data centers or clouds.

Disposable Jump Boxes

Prevent the spread of threats from users to machines without the complexity of VDI farms or the attack surface of static jump hosts.

Ensure plant uptime

Enable zero trust access to OT systems for maintenance by remote technicians and vendors—without requiring VPNs or direct OT network access. Scan software update files for malware and supervise privileged remote access sessions to minimize third-party risk.

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Key offerings

Privileged Remote Access

Enable clientless browser-based remote access to RDP/SSH/VNC consoles for remote technicians and vendors, with file sandboxing and supervised access.

Disposable Jump Boxes

Eliminate VDI complexity and shrink your attack surface by creating cloud-based disposable jump boxes as needed for remote maintenance.

Use Cases

Built to solve any challenge

privileged access to ot systems

Empower remote users and third parties to connect to equipment from anywhere through clientless remote access, with fully isolated RDP and SSH sessions.

 

Secure internet communications for OT

Enable IIoT, ICS, and SCADA systems to securely share operational and maintenance data with public cloud apps over the internet.

Secure access to production applications

Make predictive maintenance easier by granting workers and devices fast, direct access to OT production systems from the factory floor.

Device-to-public-cloud access

Securely connect OT and IoT devices in branches and warehouses to applications in the public or private cloud.

Active defenses for ICS and SCADA

Protect production lines by detecting and containing active attackers attempting to infiltrate critical infrastructure.

Customer Success Stories

Manufacturing170,000 employees30 countries

“They really make microsegmentation easy. It’s so easy to deploy something that’s [usually] associated with extremely challenging, costly, huge investment.”

REBECCA WERNETTE, BUSINESS INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, FLEX

Manufacturing360,000 employees192 countries

“The zero trust principles are incredibly relevant to smart factory initiatives. Operators are embracing digitalization to bring more automation and intelligence to their production.”

HERBERT WEGMANN, GENERAL MANAGER, SIEMENS DIGITAL INDUSTRIES

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Manufacturing35,000 employees160 dealerships

“Next time we add a warehouse, there’s no need to wait for weeks and spend thousands of dollars on networking. We’re up and running anywhere on day one.”

JONATHON BONNICI, IT SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER, KUBOTA AUSTRALIA

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Retail4,000 employees250 stores

“We went from the first meeting, to becoming a customer, to microsegmenting our entire footprint in just under a week. That is unheard of.”

GUIDO SOLARES, DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE, TILLYS

Manufacturing170,000 employees30 countries

“They really make microsegmentation easy. It’s so easy to deploy something that’s [usually] associated with extremely challenging, costly, huge investment.”

REBECCA WERNETTE, BUSINESS INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, FLEX

Manufacturing360,000 employees192 countries

“The zero trust principles are incredibly relevant to smart factory initiatives. Operators are embracing digitalization to bring more automation and intelligence to their production.”

HERBERT WEGMANN, GENERAL MANAGER, SIEMENS DIGITAL INDUSTRIES

Read the story
Manufacturing35,000 employees160 dealerships

“Next time we add a warehouse, there’s no need to wait for weeks and spend thousands of dollars on networking. We’re up and running anywhere on day one.”

JONATHON BONNICI, IT SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER, KUBOTA AUSTRALIA

Read the story
Retail4,000 employees250 stores

“We went from the first meeting, to becoming a customer, to microsegmenting our entire footprint in just under a week. That is unheard of.”

GUIDO SOLARES, DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE, TILLYS

Manufacturing170,000 employees30 countries

“They really make microsegmentation easy. It’s so easy to deploy something that’s [usually] associated with extremely challenging, costly, huge investment.”

REBECCA WERNETTE, BUSINESS INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, FLEX

Manufacturing360,000 employees192 countries

“The zero trust principles are incredibly relevant to smart factory initiatives. Operators are embracing digitalization to bring more automation and intelligence to their production.”

HERBERT WEGMANN, GENERAL MANAGER, SIEMENS DIGITAL INDUSTRIES

Read the story
Manufacturing35,000 employees160 dealerships

“Next time we add a warehouse, there’s no need to wait for weeks and spend thousands of dollars on networking. We’re up and running anywhere on day one.”

JONATHON BONNICI, IT SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER, KUBOTA AUSTRALIA

Read the story
Retail4,000 employees250 stores

“We went from the first meeting, to becoming a customer, to microsegmenting our entire footprint in just under a week. That is unheard of.”

GUIDO SOLARES, DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE, TILLYS

zscaler customer success flex
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Flex stops lateral threat movement within factories

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Siemens accelerates secure digitalization of OT environments

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Kubota Australia enables infrastructure-less warehouses

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Tillys deploys microsegmentation nationwide in four days

zscaler customer success flex
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Flex stops lateral threat movement within factories

zscaler customer success seimens
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Siemens accelerates secure digitalization of OT environments

zscaler customer success kubota
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Kubota Australia enables infrastructure-less warehouses

zscaler customer success tillys
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Tillys deploys microsegmentation nationwide in four days

zscaler customer success flex
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Flex stops lateral threat movement within factories

zscaler customer success seimens
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Siemens accelerates secure digitalization of OT environments

zscaler customer success kubota
kubota australia white logo

Kubota Australia enables infrastructure-less warehouses

zscaler customer success tillys
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Tillys deploys microsegmentation nationwide in four days

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