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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

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

Introducing OT-Max: A Game-Changer for Secure CNC Machine Connectivity

December 12, 2024 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

At Managed Solutions, we have always been passionate about helping manufacturers optimize their operations while keeping things secure and efficient. That’s why we are excited to introduce OT-Max, a powerful tool designed to bridge the gap between CNC machines and modern networks. Whether you are running legacy equipment or cutting-edge systems, OT-Max provides a secure, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Edge Computing, Hardware, Industry 4.0, Security Tagged With: Edge Computing, OT-Max, Security


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