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Shop Floor Security

Securing the future of manufacturing with Managed Solutions.In today’s manufacturing landscape, security is no longer an option—it’s a necessity. Cyber threats like ransomware, malware, and data breaches pose unprecedented risks to operational continuity, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. At Managed Solutions, we understand that protecting your systems, data, … [Read more...]

CNC Machine Security: The Dangers and Management of USB Devices

February 6, 2025 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

I introduced a new feature for this article, since it is quite a bit longer than our usual articles. The information covered here is very important, but maybe you don't have time to read it right now and you want some quick advice. If this is you: This article "almost wasn't". While working on the original, I had an idea. I wanted to explore whether OT-Max could directly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Security Tagged With: BadUSB, CMMC 2.0 Compliance, CNC Data Protection, CNC Machine Security, CNC Malware Protection, CNC Network Isolation, Industrial Cybersecurity, Legacy CNC Systems, Manufacturing Security Best Practices, USB Device Management, USB Threat Mitigation

Getting Started with AI in Manufacturing

March 27, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

AI has already become indispensable for many of us. I definitely understand reluctance on the subject. What do business people hate most about AI? Let's find out, with some help from Grok3! This article is geared towards reluctant and casual users of AI and those looking to get started. As always, we will emphasize issues that matter most to manufacturers, because we live and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AI, Business Operations, Manufacturing Tagged With: 3D printing AI, AI for beginners, AI hallucination, AI in business, AI in Manufacturing, AI privacy risks, AI productivity tips, AI safety tips, AI search engine, business frustrations with AI, data privacy, Deepseek risks, Digital Transformation, Grok 3, job displacement, manufacturing software, Manufacturing Technology, repetitive tasks AI, shop floor AI, Smart Manufacturing

Managed Solutions Guide to CIMCO MDM Integration with Active Directory

March 21, 2025 by Kevin Payne Leave a Comment

This tech tip is designed to provide some insight into how to integrate Active Directory with CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management (MDM). This will enable your IT department to directly manage group memberships, passwords, and add or remove users within the MDM user base. This saves them the time of learning a new tool while allowing them to work in the familiar tools they use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Quick Tip, Security Tagged With: Active Directory Integration, CIMCO Configuration, CIMCO MDM, CIMCO Software, IT Admin Tools, Managed Solutions, Manufacturing Data Management, MDM Setup Guide, User Management, Windows Authentication

Air-Gapping CIMCO Software: Your Shield Against Manufacturing Cyber Threats

March 7, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Before diving into this article, we highly recommend reviewing our guide, "CNC Machine Security: The Dangers and Management of USB Devices". The USB port on your CNC control remains a critical vulnerability—even in air-gapped environments. Cyber threats to manufacturing operations have grown increasingly sophisticated, with ransomware such as Black Basta posing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Security Tagged With: Air-gapping, Black Basta, CIMCO Software, CMMC 2.0 Compliance, CNC Machine Security, CNC vulnerabilities, Compliance solutions, Cyber threats, Cybersecurity in manufacturing, Data transfer risks, Encrypted shop floor, Industrial control systems, Manufacturing compliance, Network isolation, Offline licensing, OT-Max, Ransomware protection, Secure CNC connectivity, USB Device Management, USB security

CMMC 2.0 and the Encrypted Shop Floor: How OT-Max Helps You Meet Compliance

January 2, 2025 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

In recent years, our experience bridging the gap between IT and OT has been called upon often. As time goes on, rules change, standards change, and we're all required to adapt. It's often not simple answers, there is a lot of interpretation about how to achieve some of the loftier requirements. One of them just got a heck of a lot easier, CMMC 2.0 and your shop floor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Edge Computing, Security Tagged With: CMMC2.0, Edge Computing, OT-Max

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