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Industrial cybersecurity

Cybersecurity for mining operations, from the plant floor to the corporate network

New copper, gold and lithium projects are connecting SCADA, PLCs, fleet telemetry and cloud platforms to networks that used to be isolated. Every one of those links is an entry point that can stop production. We help mining operators, contractors and suppliers know exactly what they have exposed and close it without halting operations.

Remote-first, with on-site work when the project requires it.

Who this service is for

  • construction

    Operators of projects under construction or expansion that need to define the security architecture before the integrator arrives.

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    Mining services, engineering and logistics companies that must answer their clients' security questionnaires or certify to stay on the approved supplier list.

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    IT teams that inherited a plant network and have no clear inventory of what is connected.

What we do

OT/IT exposure assessment

Inventory of plant and corporate assets, map of flows between zones, identification of vendor remote access and of the points where IT and OT meet. Deliverables: executive report, network map and a list of findings prioritized by production impact. Scope and deliverables defined before we start.

Segmentation and architecture design

Zones and conduits per IEC 62443, controlled remote access for contractors, passive plant-network monitoring that does not interfere with industrial protocols.

Security for autonomous fleets and field systems

Autonomous haul trucks and drills, survey drones, mesh networks and telemetry. Threat modeling of command-and-control links, resilience assessment against interference and sensor manipulation. This is the work our team spent years doing in applied research on autonomous systems security.

Compliance for suppliers

Preparation for the security questionnaires of international operators and for ISO 27001, with the minimum documentation they actually ask for and no surplus bureaucracy.

Incident response

Malware analysis, containment and recovery, coordinated with your team and without depending on a vendor in another time zone when the plant is down.

Why mining operations choose us

  • check_circleWe understand industrial protocols and do not run office-IT tools against plant networks.
  • check_circleApplied research experience in autonomous systems security and machine-learning threat detection, with patents and publications in the field.
  • check_circleOn-site presence when the project requires it, without weeks of waiting.
  • check_circleScope agreed in writing and verifiable deliverables at every stage.

Frequently asked questions

Do you interrupt production to assess? expand_more
No. The plant-network survey is passive; controllers are never actively scanned.
Do you work with the integrator or automation vendor we already have? expand_more
Yes. We define the security requirements the integrator implements and we verify the result.
Do you only serve large operators? expand_more
No. The service is also designed for mid-sized companies in the mining supply chain that need to meet their clients' requirements.
Direct contact

Request an OT/IT exposure assessment

For your operation or for your company as a mining supplier. We reply within 48 business hours.

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