Strengthen protections for legacy systems and enable secure access for every internal and third-party identity in your manufacturing environment.
With Industry 4.0, manufacturers must secure both enterprise IT and operational technology (OT) while minimizing disruption to production workflows. As smart factories expand, every connected user and device, from shared workstations and edge gateways to smart sensors and robotic systems, becomes a potential entry point. Specops supports manufacturing teams, including contractors and supply chain partners, with authentication solutions that strengthen identity security without slowing down operations.
The interconnected nature of manufacturing IT and OT environments, spanning legacy and cloud systems make weak or reused passwords particularly dangerous if compromised.
Your best solution: Specops Password Policy
Contractors, suppliers and other third-parties need secure access. Issues like pre-set first-day passwords and shared credentials make it difficult to control who has access for how long, leaving manufacturers exposed.
Your best solution: Specops uReset (First Day Password)
Resetting passwords via help desk is often time consuming. Lockouts outside normal working hours can leave workers idle and stall production at critical times.
Your best solution: Specops uReset
Phishing attacks that result in credential theft give attackers a simple path into internal systems.
Your best solution: Specops Secure Access
Based on usage data from real manufacturing customers and estimated helpdesk costs avoided, the ROI for a typical manufacturing average 380% for Specops Password Policy and 1079% for Specops uReset. Interested to know what your savings and ROI look like? Book a call to find out.
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How Specops helps meet NIST & SOX:
How Specops helps meet NCSC’s CAF, UK GDPR & NIS:
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Specops uReset is user friendly and intuitive, which resulted in very few questions and a quick adoption.We would definitely recommend Specops uReset to others.
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.
Specops solutions integrate directly with Active Directory and support indentity across both enterprise IT systems and OT-adjacent environments without slowing down or disrupting production workflows. . We work alongside existing security controls and help you secure sensitive access points to defend against ransomware and credential theft. Ready to see how Specops can help your manufacturing operations?
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Yes. Our self-service password reset tool Specops uReset means employees can easily and securely reset their own passwords at any time of day, wherever they’re working. This frees up valuable time for help desks and eliminates the frustration that is common with password resets, all while maintaining security.
It limits the risk to your operations with solutions that ensure every identity accessing your network authenticates securely, including using strong passwords and MFA.
Yes. Specops uReset with the First Day Password addon enables new starters and third-party identities to set their own passwords without requiring IT or other staff sharing credentials.
Specops identity and access solutions ensure employees authenticate securely across every device and system, aligning with a range of regulatory standards. We also provide reporting and audit evidence to support compliance.
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