Critical Infrastructure
Specops safeguards critical infrastructure with robust identity security solutions.
Specops safeguards critical infrastructure with robust identity security solutions.
We understand that when defending critical infrastructure public safety is at risk. From nation-state actors to ransomware operators and growing digital dependence, critical infrastructure organizations face relentless pressure to prevent disruption and protect essential services.
Specops helps teams strengthen authentication across Active Directory and hybrid environments, blocking breached credentials and reducing identity-based attack paths without slowing operations.
Nation-state actors and ransomware groups frequently use stolen or weak passwords to gain access, escalate privileges, and move laterally across Active Directory.
Your best solution: Specops Password Policy
Shift-based teams and operational staff cannot afford delays caused by forgotten passwords, locked accounts, or overloaded help desks.
Your best solution: Specops uReset
Critical infrastructure relies heavily on contractors and supply chain access. Shared “first day” passwords and manual provisioning create unnecessary risk and bottlenecks.
Your best solution: Specops uReset (First Day Password)
Remote access points like VPN and RDP are high-value targets, and traditional MFA can still be bypassed through phishing or fatigue attacks.
Your best solution: Specops Secure Access
Based on usage data from real customers and estimated helpdesk costs avoided, the ROI for a typical organization can reach over 200% for Specops Password Policy and up to 400% for Specops uReset. Interested to know what your savings and ROI look like? Book a call to find out.
Select your region to see how Specops supports standards and guidance for industries within critical infrastructure.
How Specops helps meet NERC CIP, TSA, CISA and NIST:
How Specops helps meet UK Cyber Resilience, NCSC CAF, UK GDPR:
How Specops helps meet NIS2, CER and GDPR:
Other regulations Specops helps support:
It has definitely helped with our password vulnerability. The roll-out was great and support has always been brilliant. The option for users to choose between password and passphrase, I can’t see why any organisation wouldn’t want that flexibility.
I encourage my colleagues to enroll to the service because it’s a very good service to use. There is nothing that takes any time.
Of course, there are some savings on the support side on the IT department, and other Global Services, but the really big savings I would say is on the end user side. The end user can get his/her password reset and up and working again quickly and easily.
The security and reliability of identity systems is crucial for resilient critical infrastructure. Specops supports that resilience by integrating directly with both IT and OT-adjacent environments without slowing operations. We work alongside existing identity controls to help defend against attacks like ransomware and credential abuse.
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Yes. Our self-service password reset and authentication tools reduce routine identity-related requests. This means IT and security teams spend less time on manual resets and more time on protecting critical services. Operators can securely regain access without delays that impact operational continuity.
We reduce the risk of identity-based attacks by ensuring every user accessing your environment is strongly authenticated. With MFA, breached-password blocking, and continuous device verification, we help prevent unauthorized access that could lead to operational outages or safety risks.
Yes. Our identity security solutions support secure onboarding and access management for third parties, including contractors and vendors, without shared credentials or manual intervention. This helps reduce supply chain risk while maintaining productivity.
Our solutions help operators meet requirements under frameworks like NIS2, NERC CIP, and GDPR by enforcing strong authentication, least-privilege access, and full audit trails. We provide reporting and evidence to support regulatory assessments and inspections.
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