Skip to content
CYBER

Protect connected operations without unnecessary disruption.

Operational networks stay constant for decades while suppliers, interconnections and remote access evolve around them, plan to strengthen security without losing sight of safety, uptime or operational reality.

Discuss an operational security review

When clients call us.

  • “We do not have a reliable view of connected operational assets.”

    Why it matters

    Unknown devices, data paths and owners make it difficult to judge exposure or plan change safely.

    What you receive

    A definitive asset, ownership and connectivity view focused on systems that affect operations.

  • “Suppliers and maintainers have remote access into operational systems.”

    Why it matters

    Standing access can bypass expected boundaries, while responsibility becomes unclear when several contractors are involved.

    What you receive

    Mapped remote access paths, accountable owners, access conditions and a prioritised treatment plan.

  • “Business and operational networks are more connected than intended.”

    Why it matters

    Reporting feeds, gateways, engineer devices and temporary connections quietly change the real boundary.

    What you receive

    A verified architecture view and proportionate segmentation design based on operational consequence.

The boundary is rarely where the diagram says it is.

  1. Find the crossings

    Trace reporting feeds, remote access, gateways, mobile engineering devices and removable media processes.

  2. Protect live operations

    Use passive discovery first and agree any active work around safety and availability.

  3. Set priority by consequence

    Consider service disruption, environmental conditions, safety and business impact.

  4. Design maintainable controls

    Work with facilities teams, operators and integrators so improvements remain supportable.

  5. Verify the operating state

    Confirm that agreed boundaries, access arrangements and recovery measures work in practice.

Services in this area.

  • Building management and smart building security reviews
  • OT asset and ownership discovery
  • Operational and business network connectivity and segmentation
  • Protocol, controller, gateway and remote access risk
  • Supplier and maintenance access reviews
  • Secure configuration and commissioning requirements
  • OT incident readiness and recovery planning
  • IEC 62443 and NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework alignment

What you receive.

  • Definitive asset, owner and connectivity view
  • Zones, conduits, data flows and remote access map
  • Operational risk assessment ranked by safety, availability and business consequence
  • Segmentation, access and secure commissioning requirements
  • Prioritised treatment and assurance plan coordinated with operators and integrators

How progress is seen.

Critical connections become known and owned, unnecessary remote access is removed, operational boundaries are strengthened, recovery is tested, and changes remain supportable by the people who run the environment.

  1. Framework relevance

    Where appropriate, work can align to IEC 62443, ISO/IEC 27001, the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, NIS2 and relevant national critical infrastructure or sector requirements. Applicability and assurance depth are agreed from the operational context.

  2. Service boundary

    This is specialist operational assurance. Active testing, intrusive discovery and changes to live systems proceed only with explicit authority and an agreed safety approach.

Next service area

Security Testing and Validation

Verify that critical systems and controls work as intended.