Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector touches all aspects of our lives. From the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, to the electronics we can’t live without, manufacturing helps make our lifestyle possible. For manufacturers to maintain their competitive edge, they are connecting their network-based smart Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices that can collect and transmit vital manufacturing information for real-time analysis from anywhere in the operational technology (OT) environment. This has increased productivity and helped manufacturers gain efficiencies across the board. However, as these machines become more connected via the internet, new opportunities for cyberattack have increased ten-fold.

The NCCoE is working alongside manufacturing stakeholders and technology innovators to develop practical example solutions and community profiles to address the sector’s more pressing cybersecurity challenge.

Security Guidance

NCCoE Operational Technology Security Series

Without robust security, Operational Technology (OT) systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks. The NCCoE created the OT Security Series to assist organizations in securing their OT systems.  

The first publication in the series is now available. The series two-pager NIST SP 1334, Reducing the Cybersecurity Risks of Portable Storage Media in OT Environments provides cybersecurity considerations to help manufacturers and operators of operational technology use USB storage devices securely and effectively. 

Please email the team at [email protected] with comments and future series topics/ideas. The comment period for this two-pager closes on August 14, 2025.

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A Look Inside the NCCoE's Manufacturing Lab

Step inside the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s (NCCoE’s) Manufacturing Sector Cybersecurity Lab and learn what we’re working on to develop practical example solutions to address the sector’s more pressing cybersecurity challenges.