Manufacturing

Security challenges

Manufacturing is the most attacked industry in North America. Is your production floor protected?

Every connected machine, every vendor login, and every IT system tied to your production floor is a target. These are the threats putting manufacturers across food and beverage, automotive, industrial, and other sectors at risk right now.

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Ransomware and production loss

A ransomware attack does not just hit your IT systems. It stops your production lines

Manufacturing has been the most attacked industry globally for five consecutive years. Attackers now target operational technology directly, knowing that a production line going offline costs far more than any ransom demand. Paying up has become the default for many manufacturers, which only encourages more attacks.

Manufacturing accounted for 27.7% of all cyberattacks in 2025,

the highest of any sector. 1,466 ransomware attacks hit manufacturers in 2025, up 56% from 2024. 62% of manufacturing victims paid the ransom. (IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2026, Dragos 2025)

OT and ICS exposure

Your operational technology network was not built with cybersecurity in mind

PLCs, SCADA systems, HMIs, and connected machinery run on legacy protocols designed for reliability, not security. Most cannot accept standard endpoint agents or be patched without risking a production shutdown. When IT and OT networks converge without proper segmentation, a breach in the office can reach the factory floor in minutes.

OT sites experiencing cyber incidents with physical consequences surged 146% year over year in 2025.

25% of manufacturing ransomware incidents caused a full OT site shutdown. (Waterfall Security 2025, Dragos 2025)

Supply chain risk

Your vendors and suppliers are an entry point attackers actively target

Manufacturers depend on dozens of third-party systems: ERP integrations, logistics platforms, raw material suppliers, and maintenance vendors who require remote access. Each connection is a potential breach point. Most manufacturers have no visibility into the scope of third-party access across their network at any given time.

42% of manufacturers experienced a breach via a third party in 2024.

Third-party involvement in breaches doubled in a single year, rising from 15% to 30%. (Verizon DBIR 2025)

Production cost of an attack

Every hour of unplanned production loss compounds the financial damage

For manufacturers, a cyber incident is not just a data or IT problem. Production lines going offline, delayed shipments, damaged equipment, and supply chain disruptions multiply the cost well beyond the initial ransom demand. Mid-size manufacturers are particularly exposed because they lack the recovery infrastructure of larger enterprises.

Ransomware attacks on manufacturers cost an estimated $1.9 million per day of production going offline.

The average manufacturing breach now costs $4.73 million. (IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024, Industrial Cyber 2025)

Credential and remote access risk

Remote access to production systems creates exposure that is difficult to monitor

Maintenance vendors, remote engineers, and shift workers all require access to manufacturing systems. Shared credentials, unmonitored VPN connections, and flat networks mean one compromised login can give an attacker direct access to production controls, quality systems, and operational data.

80% of manufacturing firms reported a significant increase in security incidents in 2024.

60% of all breaches involved a human element such as credential misuse or phishing. (Omdia for Telstra 2025, Verizon DBIR 2025)

Fully managed security service provider

One provider managing your entire manufacturing network and security across one facility or many.

MCK delivers two services built to work together: a managed network that keeps your IT systems, production floor, and operational technology connected and reliable, and a managed security layer that monitors, detects, and responds to threats around the clock. IT and OT visibility is handled under one service, with no blind spots between your office network and your factory floor. Compliance monitoring is built into how MCK configures your environment from day one.

What we manage

Network and security services, fully managed for manufacturing.

MCK takes on the day-to-day management of your manufacturing network and security operations. Your production and operations teams keep running. We handle everything underneath.

Managed Networks

Reliable, monitored network infrastructure for manufacturing facilities of any size. Built for the demands of production floor connectivity, IT and OT integration, remote vendor access, and multi-site industrial operations.

Core network services

Managed WAN

Managed LAN

Managed Switches

Managed Access Points (Wi-Fi)

Secure Gateway Services

LTE / 5G Gateways

Advanced network SERVICEs

SD-WAN

ZTNA

DLP

SASE

Managed Security

Around-the-clock threat detection, monitoring, and response across your entire manufacturing environment. Coverage spans IT systems, OT networks, production controls, and remote access points, with full visibility into every corner of your manufacturing environment.

Core security services

Managed SOC

Managed SIEM

MDR

EDR / XDR

Cloud Security Monitoring

Advanced security features

ITDR

PAM

Firewall Management

Compliance Monitoring

Not sure how much of your manufacturing network is actually visible to your security team?

MCK's security review covers your IT and OT network, remote access points, and security monitoring across your facilities. One site or several, it is a straight assessment of where you stand. No commitment.

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The technology behind MCK

Built on two platforms that handle the complexity your operations team should not have to.

Fortinet Security Fabric

MCK deploys and manages the Fortinet Security Fabric across your manufacturing environment. The same firewall, SD-WAN, and network segmentation platform used by industrial operators and critical infrastructure providers worldwide, fully managed so your operations and IT teams do not need to touch it.

CORTAI AI platform

CORTAI is an independent AI-driven platform that powers the detection and response capability inside MCK's security services. It correlates signals across your IT network, OT systems, and endpoints to surface real threats fast, cutting the time between detection and containment before production is affected.

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Why MCK

Your security partner for single or multi-site manufacturing businesses.

MCK is built by people who have managed networks and security for businesses of all sizes, each running complex operations with multiple compliance obligations. That experience shapes how we design, monitor, and support every manufacturing engagement.

Single and multi-site manufacturing coverage without the complexity

Managing network and security across single or multiple manufacturing facilities, remote offices, and vendor access points is where most providers fall short. MCK is built for this: one managed service, one support team, consistent monitoring across every site you operate.

Single point of contact for all facilities. No per-site vendor juggling.

Local oversight across the USA and Canada

MCK operates across the USA and Canada with locally based teams overseeing your account. Monitoring, detection, and initial response are handled by CORTAI's AI-driven platform, with MCK's team managing escalation, communication, and anything that requires a direct decision or human intervention. You always have a local point of contact who knows your setup.

USA and Canada based oversight. AI-driven monitoring with human escalation.

IT and OT visibility under one managed service

Most security providers cover IT networks but stop at the production floor. MCK manages and monitors both your IT and OT environments, so threats that move between your office systems and operational technology are caught before they reach your production lines.

Single agreement. USA and Canada coverage. One support contact.

Monitoring that does not wait for a ticket

MCK's SOC watches your manufacturing environment day and night. Threats and network issues are identified and acted on before they reach your production systems. Your operations team should not have to log a ticket for something to get fixed.

Proactive monitoring across IT and OT networks. 24/7 SOC coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Questions from manufacturing businesses evaluating MCK.

Answers to what comes up most often when single-facility manufacturers and multi-site industrial operations are working through their decision.

Can MCK manage both our IT network and our production floor systems under one service?

Yes. MCK manages and monitors both your IT network and your operational technology environment under a single managed service agreement. Most providers stop at the IT layer. MCK covers both, so threats that move between your office systems and production controls are visible and acted on before they cause disruption. Every facility is monitored from the same NOC and SOC, reported on in the same dashboard, and supported by the same team.

How do you secure OT and ICS systems that cannot be patched or run standard security agents?

This is one of the core challenges in manufacturing security. MCK addresses it through network segmentation, traffic monitoring, and anomaly detection rather than relying on endpoint agents that OT systems cannot accept. By controlling what can communicate with production systems at the network level, MCK contains the blast radius of any incident without requiring changes to the OT systems themselves. The Fortinet Security Fabric MCK deploys is specifically built for environments where IT and OT must coexist securely.

How do you handle third-party and vendor access to our manufacturing network?

Third-party and vendor access is one of the most common entry points for attackers in manufacturing. MCK manages this through zero trust network access controls, so vendors and remote engineers only reach the specific systems they need, for the time they need it, with full audit logging throughout. PAM capabilities within the managed service monitor privileged access in real time and flag any activity outside expected patterns. You always have visibility into who is connected to your network and what they are doing.

What does onboarding look like? Will it affect our production schedule?

MCK's onboarding is designed around production schedules. We start with a network discovery and assessment across your facilities, including both IT and OT environments, then stage the transition site by site. Any changes to production floor systems or OT network configurations are planned well in advance and scheduled during approved maintenance windows. Your production lines remain operational throughout. Most manufacturing clients are fully transitioned within six to eight weeks depending on the number of sites and the complexity of the OT environment.

What happens when a threat is detected in our manufacturing environment?

When a confirmed threat is identified, the response starts immediately without waiting for you to raise a ticket. Detection is handled by CORTAI's AI-driven platform, which correlates signals across your IT network, OT systems, and endpoints to surface threats before they reach production. Once confirmed, the priority is containment. Affected systems are isolated at the network level, your designated contact is notified with a clear summary of what was found and what action was taken, and your operations team is kept informed throughout. High-severity incidents get a direct call from MCK's team. You always know what happened, what was done, and what it means for your production environment.

Managed Security Service Provider: Manufacturing

Manufacturing networks that keep production lines running, operations protected, and supply chains secure.