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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

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


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