Closing Cyber Risk Where Downtime Becomes Loss
In manufacturing, cyber risk is operational risk. A single exploitable weakness can halt production lines, damage equipment, spoil inventory, or disrupt downstream logistics. As manufacturing environments integrate IT systems with SCADA and ICS networks, the consequences of real exploitability extend far beyond data exposure into physical and financial loss.
Attackers target manufacturing because downtime is expensive, recovery windows are narrow, and operational disruption quickly translates into financial loss.
Where Traditional Security Falls Short in Manufacturing
Most manufacturing organizations are overwhelmed with findings but under-supported in prioritisation.
Vulnerability scanners, compliance audits, and periodic penetration tests surface large volumes of issues across IT and OT environments. What they rarely provide is clarity that aligns with manufacturing realities:
- Can this weakness be exploited in a live production environment?
- Does it enable line stoppage, quality degradation, or safety impact?
- What should be fixed first without risking operational disruption?
- Did the remediation work—and will it still work after maintenance or configuration changes?
Scapien's Approach: Exploit-Validated Risk in Industrial Environments
Scapien is built to operate where manufacturing security programs struggle.
Rather than reporting theoretical exposure, Scapien uses human-led adversary testing to prove which weaknesses represent real attacker paths in manufacturing contexts—across both traditional IT and SCADA/ICS environments. Only issues that are demonstrably exploitable are elevated as risk.
Each validated exploit is delivered as Exploit-Validated Risk, prioritized by real operational impact—such as production downtime, inventory loss, or supply chain disruption—rather than generic severity scores.
Keeping Production Secure as Systems Change
Manufacturing environments are not static. Equipment is reconfigured, firmware is updated, suppliers are integrated, and production lines are adjusted to meet demand. These changes routinely reintroduce exposure—often without visibility.
Scapien addresses this through its iPAS platform. Once an exploit path is remediated, it is codified into a safe, reusable Exploit Replay. These replays are executed on an approved cadence wherever the same conditions exist, continuously verifying that fixes remain effective.
Built for the Realities of Manufacturing Operations
Scapien does not replace existing tools, engineering teams, or remediation partners. It removes ambiguity.
By proving exploitability, prioritizing risk by operational impact, delivering prescriptive remediation, and continuously verifying closure, Scapien helps manufacturers reduce real exposure without disrupting production or adding operational burden.
In manufacturing, resilience is measured in uptime. Scapien is built to protect it.