Case Study: a global food manufacturer strengthens OT security and modernizes factory design with Optiv

Global Food Manufacturer strengthens OT security with Optiv without disrupting operations

A global food manufacturer faced a rise in threats targeting its operational technology (OT) as it prepared to bring three new "factories of the future" online. After nearly a decade of planning, the facilities still had significant security gaps that had been overlooked by multiple third parties. The manufacturer engaged Optiv to address this challenge before operations began.

Optiv conducted a risk assessment and created a risk register to communicate the previously overlooked security issues. By augmenting the work of the client and other third parties, Optiv developed a stronger, converged plantwide ethernet (CPwE) architecture model. This solution modernized the security posture without disrupting operations and led the client to invest in future upgrades, including an OT security sensor and SIEM integration.