Protect production. Protect the supply chain.
Cybersecurity advisory for global manufacturers, industrial operators, and dealer networks. We help CIOs and CISOs secure OT and ICS environments, run identity and access at enterprise scale, and meet CMMC and customer security requirements without slowing production.
Manufacturing cybersecurity has to span two very different worlds: the IT environment running ERP, identity, and corporate applications, and the OT environment running plants, dealerships, and field operations. The teams that get this right treat OT as a first-class part of the security program, not an exception to it, and they invest in identity infrastructure that can keep up with global scale.
Yearling Solutions brings practitioners who have run cybersecurity, identity, and resilience programs inside global manufacturers and industrial operators. We work alongside your CIO, CISO, and OT leadership to mature the program across plants, dealers, partners, and customers without disrupting throughput.
Frameworks & Regulatory Context
The standards, regulations, and guidance that shape security programs in manufacturing & industrial.
IEC 62443 / ISA-99
Industrial automation and control system security architecture, zoning, and conduit design.
NIST SP 800-82
Operational technology security guidance for ICS, SCADA, and DCS environments.
CMMC 2.0 & NIST SP 800-171
Defense industrial base readiness for primes, subs, and suppliers handling CUI.
NIST CSF 2.0
Enterprise maturity benchmarking across IT, OT, and corporate functions.
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security management system design for global manufacturers and supplier networks.
TISAX
Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange readiness for automotive supply chain partners.
What We're Seeing
The security realities driving conversations with manufacturing & industrial leaders today.
Ransomware halting production
A single ransomware event can stop plants, dealerships, and field operations for weeks. Segmentation between IT and OT is the single highest-leverage control.
Identity at global scale
Tens of thousands of employees, dealers, suppliers, and customers all need access to the right systems. Federation, lifecycle automation, and PAM are the difference between a secure and a brittle environment.
Connected equipment and field operations
Telematics, remote diagnostics, and connected equipment expand the attack surface beyond the four walls of the plant. Visibility and access control have to follow the equipment.
Customer and supply chain security requirements
OEMs and government customers increasingly require attestations, CMMC certification, or TISAX assessment. Programs that are not documented today will lose contracts tomorrow.
How We Help
Practitioner-led cybersecurity services tailored to manufacturing & industrial.
OT & ICS Security
- OT asset discovery, inventory, and risk profiling
- IT/OT segmentation strategy and Purdue model alignment
- IEC 62443 zone and conduit design and gap assessment
- ICS-aware incident response planning and tabletop exercises
Identity & Access at Scale
- Enterprise IAM strategy across employees, dealers, suppliers, and customers
- Hands-on Ping Federate and Ping Access engineering and operations
- Microsoft Entra and Azure AD B2C migration design and execution
- Privileged access management for production and engineering systems
CMMC & Supply Chain Security
- CMMC 2.0 Level 1 and Level 2 readiness and certification support
- NIST SP 800-171 gap assessment and remediation roadmap
- C3PAO and DIBCAC submission preparation and packaging
- Third-party and supplier risk program design
Cyber Resilience & vCISO
- Independent cyber resilience assessments across plants and corporate
- Penetration testing of corporate, OT-adjacent, and customer-facing systems
- Fractional CISO embedded with global IT and OT leadership
- Executive reporting on resilience metrics and strategic priorities
Perfect For
Manufacturers and industrial operators securing IT, OT, and the extended supply chain.
Global manufacturers segmenting plants and corporate networks after a ransomware near miss
Defense industrial base suppliers preparing for CMMC Level 2 certification
Industrial operators adding specialized IAM engineering capacity to existing teams
OEMs migrating from Ping to Microsoft Entra without disrupting customer-facing identity
Heavy equipment dealers securing dealership, service, and field operations end to end
Automotive and aerospace suppliers responding to TISAX and customer security requirements
Proof in Manufacturing & Industrial
Real engagements with measurable outcomes.
Global industrial manufacturer strengthens IAM operations with specialized engineering talent
Yearling embedded two senior IAM engineers running Ping Federate and Ping Access while supporting the strategic migration toward Microsoft Entra and Azure AD B2C.
Read case studyCyber ResilienceHeavy equipment dealer advances operational resilience through cyber assessment
Multi-phase cyber resilience engagement covering perimeter, segmentation, identity, and detection across dealership, service, and field operations.
Read case studyDefenseDefense contractor achieves CMMC 2.0 Level 2 certification in 6 months
Comprehensive CMMC engagement combining advisory, control implementation, and YearlingIQ automation to maintain DoD contract eligibility.
Read case studyPair Advisory With Platform
YearlingIQ for Federal & Defense Compliance
Pair advisory work with our compliance platform to automate CMMC, NIST 800-171, and supplier security evidence collection.
Ready to secure production and the supply chain?
Talk with practitioners who have run cybersecurity, identity, and resilience programs inside global manufacturers and industrial operators.