A CSO Who Understands OT/IT, Warehouse Floors, and Supply Chain Risk.
Where the plant floor meets the server room, where one supply chain disruption can shut down a quarter, where ransomware against production isn’t a data issue — it’s a quarterly earnings issue. Most vCISO firms can’t help with most of it.
$2,500–$7,500/month · same band as vCISO
The manufacturing risk profile
Manufacturing Risk Doesn’t Fit in One Department.
Your IT systems and your production systems are converging — and the OT/IT boundary is where most attacks succeed. Your warehouse and distribution footprint is a separate physical security risk surface.
Your supply chain is a series of dependencies that no cyber firm tracks. Loss prevention spans cyber, physical, and operational. Workplace safety isn’t separate from your security program — it’s part of it.
And production downtime is measured in millions per hour.
Most security firms run a cyber-only playbook. We don’t.
Seven ESRM Domains. One Program.
Seven of the thirteen ESRM domains apply directly to how manufacturing and distribution operate. We run them as one continuous program — not seven separate vendor relationships.
Domain 01
Cybersecurity & OT/IT Convergence
ICS/SCADA security, ransomware preparedness for production environments, network segmentation between IT and OT, MFA across plant systems where supported.
Domain 02
Information Security & IP Protection
Design files, formulas, process specs, customer drawings. Classification, access control, secure file sharing with sub-tier suppliers.
Domain 03
Physical Security
Warehouse and plant perimeter, access control, surveillance, after-hours protocols, contractor management, vehicle/yard security.
Domain 04
Supply Chain Security
Dependency mapping is the gap most manufacturers don’t see until a Tier-2 supplier goes down. Vendor risk, contingency planning, alternate sourcing readiness.
Domain 05
Loss Prevention
Shrinkage, inventory theft, transit loss, internal theft programs. Cycle count integrity. Reconciliation discipline.
Domain 06
Business Continuity
Production line uptime, recovery from supply disruption, alternate-site readiness, documented downtime procedures. Tested at quarterly cadence.
Domain 07
Workplace Safety & Violence Prevention
Plant floor safety culture, contractor risk, workplace violence prevention program, OSHA-aligned reporting, integration with security.
You Probably Need a vCSO If:
- A peer manufacturer was hit by ransomware and your leadership asked “are we ready?” — and the honest answer was no.
- Your last cyber insurance renewal added OT/ICS questions you couldn’t credibly answer.
- A supply chain disruption cost you a week or more of production in the last 18 months.
- Your IT and OT environments are administered separately with no unified security oversight.
- A pallet, container, or shipment disappeared in transit and your loss-prevention program was “informal.”
- Your warehouse access control hasn’t been reviewed since the original buildout.
- You can’t quickly answer “who owns IP protection for our designs and specs?”
- You operate in Texas and SB 2610 just landed in your inbox.