Share Manufacturing Data Securely and Protect Priceless IP

Complex supply chains, regulatory obligations, and persistent cyber threats threaten manufacturing processes and valuable intellectual property. System outages, compliance violations, and loss of competitive advantage are all repercussions manufacturers want to avoid.

The Kiteworks Private Content Network unifies, controls, protects, and governs email, file sharing, MFT, and SFTP communications. Granular access controls, end-to-end encryption, and detailed audit logs safeguard third-party communications in adherence to GxP, ISO 27001, ITAR, and NIS 2, and others.

Secure Email for Supplier Communication

Manufacturing companies often need to communicate sensitive information via email with suppliers. Traditional email can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure email communication, ensuring that all communication is encrypted and only accessible to the intended recipient.

Secure File Sharing for Design Files

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive design files with suppliers, partners, or clients. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive design files securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Production Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of production data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of production data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Secure Web Forms for Order Processing

Manufacturing companies often need to collect sensitive information from clients during order processing. Traditional web forms can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure web forms that ensure personal information protection. The platform’s encryption and secure data storage capabilities ensure that client data is collected securely and stored safely.

Secure Email for Client Communication

Manufacturing companies often need to communicate sensitive information via email with clients. Traditional email can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure email communication, ensuring that all communication is encrypted and only accessible to the intended recipient.

Secure File Sharing for Quality Assurance Reports

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive quality assurance reports with clients, suppliers, or other stakeholders. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive quality assurance reports securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Inventory Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of inventory data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of inventory data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Secure Web Forms for Product Registration

Manufacturing companies often need to collect sensitive information from clients during product registration. Traditional web forms can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure web forms that ensure personal information protection. The platform’s encryption and secure data storage capabilities ensure that client data is collected securely and stored safely.

Secure Email for Regulatory Compliance

Manufacturing companies often need to communicate sensitive regulatory compliance information via email. Traditional email can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure email communication, ensuring that all communication is encrypted and only accessible to the intended recipient.

Secure File Sharing for Manufacturing Process Documentation

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive manufacturing process documentation with suppliers, partners, or clients. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive manufacturing process documentation securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Supply Chain Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of supply chain data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of supply chain data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Secure Web Forms for Warranty Claims

Manufacturing companies often need to collect sensitive information from clients during warranty claims. Traditional web forms can be insecure and lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides secure web forms that ensure personal information protection. The platform’s encryption and secure data storage capabilities ensure that client data is collected securely and stored safely.

Secure File Sharing for Product Specifications

Manufacturing companies often need to share sensitive product specifications with suppliers, partners, or clients. Insecure file sharing can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a secure file sharing platform that allows manufacturing companies to share sensitive product specifications securely, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Managed File Transfer for Machine Data

Manufacturing companies often need to transfer large volumes of machine data between systems or to external partners. Insecure file transfers can lead to data breaches. Kiteworks provides a managed file transfer solution that enables manufacturing companies to securely transfer large volumes of machine data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cybersecurity is critical for engineering and manufacturing firms because they deal extensively with confidential information related to product designs, clinical trials, and manufacturing processes that provide a significant competitive advantage. Some common cybersecurity threats faced by these firms include phishing attacks, ransomware attacks, sabotage, intellectual property theft, misdelivery, industrial espionage, security misconfiguration, and supply chain attacks.

Engineering and manufacturing firms can ensure that their supply chain partners are following cybersecurity best practices by implementing a vendor risk management strategy, featuring the inclusion of cybersecurity requirements in supply chain partner contracts and conducting regular audits of their security measures. It is vital for engineering and manufacturing firms to have clear communication and collaboration with their supply chain partners to ensure that everyone is aligned on cybersecurity practices and any potential risks are identified and addressed proactively. This helps to ensure that intellectual property remains safe from theft or unauthorized access.

Engineering and manufacturing firms need to protect their trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property, as well as contracts, equipment readings, and personnel records containing personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI).

Manufacturing and engineering companies should adhere to as many Good Practice (GxP) best practices as possible to ensure compliance, quality, and safety in their processes. GxP best practices include: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), addressing quality management, training and competency, and facility and equipment maintenance; Good Documentation Practices (GDP), entailing accurate and complete records, data Integrity, and controlled documentation; and finally, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), encompassing study protocols and standardization, quality control and assurance, and environmental monitoring.

By following these GxP best practices, manufacturing and engineering companies can enhance product quality, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain high standards of safety and efficacy.

Engineering and manufacturing firms can drastically improve their cybersecurity posture by implementing a strong cybersecurity program that includes firewalls, encryption, secure file sharing, access controls, multi-factor authentication (MFA), data loss prevention (DLP), intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS), and other security measures. They can also host periodic security awareness training programs that reinforce cybersecurity best practices.

Yes, there are several regulations and standards that engineering and manufacturing firms need to follow related to cybersecurity and regulatory compliance. These include the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States, the ISO/IEC 27000 standards like ISO 27001 for information security management systems, and many, many more. Manufacturing and engineering firms should consult with their legal and compliance partners to ensure they are meeting all relevant requirements and standards.