Clorox. Norsk Hydro. JBS. Stanley Black & Decker. Every major OT/ICS ransomware attack started with a phishing email that a trained employee could have stopped. Live expert training built for plant floor admins, OT engineers, and executive teams.
Most cybersecurity training is designed for office workers at desks. It covers email phishing, password hygiene, and cloud storage policies. None of that maps to a plant floor.
Manufacturing environments have three distinct vulnerabilities that office-focused training ignores: flat IT/OT networks where a compromised laptop can reach a PLC; legacy SCADA and DCS systems that can't be patched and run on Windows XP or older; and OEM and third-party integrators with persistent remote access that bypasses your perimeter entirely.
Add just-in-time supply chains that can't absorb even 24 hours of downtime, and you have the highest-consequence attack surface in American business. SecurEveryone's manufacturing program is built on NIST SP 800-82 Rev 3, Dragos ICS threat intelligence, and real incident case studies — not a generic phishing module.
A cyberattack forced Clorox to take IT systems offline and switch to manual order processing. The disruption lasted nearly two quarters, causing widespread product shortages on retail shelves and dragging earnings below expectations. The company reported the total impact at approximately $356M across remediation, lost production, and legal costs.
LockerGoga ransomware — deployed via a spear-phishing email — spread from IT into OT systems across Norsk Hydro's global aluminum smelting operations. The company switched 22,000 employees to manual operations and isolated 35,000 servers across 170 sites in 40 countries. Recovery took months.
REvil ransomware shut down all JBS beef processing plants in the United States for 11 days, halting roughly 25% of U.S. beef production capacity. JBS paid an $11M ransom to restore operations. The attack originated in JBS's IT environment and moved laterally before hitting production scheduling systems.
LockBit ransomware operators claimed responsibility for a data exfiltration attack on Stanley Black & Decker, leaking partial corporate and manufacturing data. The attack underscored IP theft risk: design files, production specs, and supplier contracts are high-value targets for both ransomware groups and nation-state actors.
Walk plant floor admins, HMI operators, and OT engineers through the specific phishing and social engineering attacks that target ICS environments — not generic office phishing. Covers vendor impersonation emails requesting remote access credentials, USB drops on the shop floor, and spear-phishing targeting PLC programmers. Uses the Norsk Hydro LockerGoga attack chain as the core case study. Employees learn to recognize and report anomalies before the infection reaches OT systems.
OEM technicians, third-party integrators, and remote support vendors are the most exploited entry point in manufacturing environments. This drill trains IT staff and procurement teams to verify vendor identity before granting remote access, implement time-limited access windows, and audit vendor connections in real time. Covers the Triton/TRISIS ICS attack pattern, where attackers impersonated a legitimate vendor to gain access to a Schneider Electric safety instrumented system. Includes a live simulation of a fake vendor remote-access request.
Walk leadership through a live ransomware tabletop designed specifically for manufacturing — where the stakes aren't just data loss but production shutdowns, customer contract penalties, and supply chain cascades. Based on the JBS and Clorox incident timelines. Covers: detection and 15-minute decision window, production line shutdown vs. isolation tradeoffs, CISA reporting obligations under CIRCIA, ransom payment decision tree, and board communication framework. Executives leave with a completed incident response decision matrix for their facility.
Yes. The Business tier ($900 flat, unlimited users) is designed specifically for this. We run targeted 30–45 minute sessions for plant floor staff that cover the specific threats they face: USB drops on the shop floor, social engineering by fake vendor technicians, and OT device credential harvesting. Desk-based sessions for IT, operations, and executives run separately at 60–120 minutes. One flat rate covers all role groups.
Exactly right — and this is where generic cybersecurity training fails manufacturers. OT engineers care about PLC integrity, SCADA availability, and vendor remote access. IT staff care about Active Directory, email phishing, and endpoint detection. We run separate sessions for each group, each anchored to the specific attack vectors they face. The OT session covers ICS-specific ransomware (LockerGoga at Norsk Hydro, EKANS/Snake ransomware that targets OT processes), while the IT session covers the IT-side intrusion that typically precedes the OT attack.
CMMC 2.0 Level 2 requires 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls, including AT.L2-3.2.1 and AT.L2-3.2.2 — security awareness training for all users who access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). SecurEveryone provides documented training records that satisfy these CMMC awareness training requirements. We also address the supply chain risk management practices required under SC.L2 controls. Our training completion certificate is formatted for C3PAO audit evidence.
Legacy OT systems are the #1 attack vector — and training is often the only compensating control available when patching isn't possible. Training focuses on the human behaviors that protect unpatched systems: vendor access verification before any remote session, USB device policies, network segmentation awareness so operators don't inadvertently bridge IT and OT networks, and anomaly recognition (unexpected PLC behavior, unusual HMI activity). The Norsk Hydro attack succeeded not because of a zero-day, but because of a spear-phishing email that a trained employee could have stopped.
The industry average is 21 days of operational disruption, but OT-specific ransomware can extend this significantly. Norsk Hydro's 2019 LockerGoga attack forced a complete switch to manual operations at aluminum smelters — recovery took months and cost over $71M. Clorox's 2023 attack disrupted production for nearly two quarters, contributing to a ~$356M impact. JBS shut down all US beef plants for 11 days after a $11M REvil ransomware demand. The common thread: all three had IT security teams, but none had trained the human layer that let attackers in.
IP theft is the second major threat vector, often overlooked behind ransomware. Nation-state actors — particularly Chinese APT groups documented in CISA and FBI advisories — target U.S. manufacturers for CAD files, production processes, and proprietary formulations. The FBI's 2024 IC3 report notes manufacturing as a top target for state-sponsored economic espionage. The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) provides federal remedies, but requires that companies take "reasonable measures" to protect the information — which includes documented employee training.
Yes. Every SecurEveryone session includes a written completion record with: session date, attendees (de-identified count), curriculum covered, threat scenarios addressed, and a signed instructor attestation. This satisfies the security awareness training requirement in ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 6.3. For IEC 62443, we align our OT-specific training to ISA/IEC 62443-2-1, which requires personnel competency and awareness programs as part of the CSMS. CMMC-formatted records are available for defense contractor audit evidence.
NIST SP 800-82 Rev 3 recommends annual training for all OT/ICS personnel with quarterly refreshers for high-risk roles (OT engineers, remote access users, vendor-facing staff). With manufacturing the #1 ransomware target sector for three consecutive years (Dragos ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review 2024), annual training is insufficient for the threat environment. The Business tier at $900 flat makes quarterly training cost-effective even for facilities with 50–500 employees.
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