Industrial Firewalls

A hard boundary between IT and OT. Rugged, protocol-aware firewalls contain threats before they reach production systems — with OT-specific protections built in.

  • Pre-tested in our IT/OT lab
  • Pricing published up front
  • Spec’d, priced, shipped — no vendor onboarding

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Why OT needs its own firewall layer

While IT security focuses on protecting data, OT security prioritizes uptime, safety, and reliability. Firewalls secure OT environments by ensuring controlled data flow, enabling visibility, and enforcing strict access controls — and work best paired with network monitoring and a segmentation strategy.

  • IT/OT separation

    Create strong separation between IT and OT networks, restricting access based on role, device, or protocol.

  • Threat containment

    If an IT network is breached, an OT firewall prevents malware, ransomware, or unauthorized users from spreading into critical industrial systems.

  • OT-specific protection

    Solutions like the Fortinet Rugged Firewall are built for harsh environments and include thousands of malware signatures tailored to OT-specific threats.

  • Protocol filtering

    Enforce security policy at the protocol level — controlling industrial protocols, blocking unauthorized commands, and preventing lateral movement.

Firewalls at the IT/OT boundary

Firewalls at the DMZ and between ICS network zones inspect traffic with IPS signatures — virtually patching unpatched, vulnerable assets in controller and field networks.

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Virtual patching in ICS/OT networks — DMZ to field level