Case Study
Securing Data Centers
OT & IoT Cybersecurity for Modern Facilities
The changing risk, why data centers need OT & IoT security now
Modern data centers are not just racks and virtual machines. They are living, instrumented facilities - cooling plants, PDUs, UPS, fire systems, access control and thousands of sensors - that straddle the line between IT and physical operations. That convergence creates an attack surface that traditional IT security controls were never built for. Shieldworkz helps decision-makers in manufacturing, energy, telecom and enterprise IT close that gap with industrial-grade OT security tailored for the data-center environment.
Note: Our approach and recommendations draw on industry incident analysis and a Shieldworkz data-center use case.
Why this Securing Data Centers case study matters
Cyber-related failures are a material cause of downtime: independent outage analysis shows cyber incidents are now responsible for a meaningful share of data-center outages.
Breach costs remain high: the global average cost of a data breach reached roughly $4.9M in recent industry studies - and impacts that involve operational downtime can be considerably more expensive.
OT/ICS exposure is rising: multiple scans and research projects show tens of thousands - and growing into the hundreds of thousands - of ICS/OT and IoT systems exposed or discoverable online, increasing the odds of opportunistic compromise.
Put plainly: if a cooling system fails, devices overheat and workloads are lost. If a UPS or PDU is tampered with, customers and SLAs suffer. The technical and commercial risk is both direct (equipment and data loss) and cascading (service outages, regulatory scrutiny, reputational damage).
Why download the case study
This page is for leaders responsible for uptime, compliance and risk - Data Center Managers, OT Engineers, Head of Infrastructure, and CISOs. Downloading our detailed case study gives you:
A real-world remediation plan built from an actual Shieldworkz data-center engagement (not a generic checklist).
Practical KPIs and measurable outcomes you can present to procurement and execs (visibility targets, MTTR goals, segmentation metrics).
A prioritized roadmap you can implement in phases - so you protect the most critical systems first, with minimal disruption.
Key takeaways from the case study
Visibility-first wins - Identify every OT, IoT and embedded device in racks, roof spaces and plant rooms. Asset-level inventory is the prerequisite for any control.
Protocol-aware detection matters - Signature-only IT tools miss Modbus, BACnet, SNMP and other OT telemetry. Protocol-aware NDR and behavior analytics detect early deviations before outages.
Micro-segmentation prevents escalation - Segment management, control and operational networks so a single compromised device cannot traverse to critical systems.
Protect power & cooling as primary targets - UPS, chillers and BMS are high-impact assets; monitoring, integrity checks and strict control-plane policies significantly lower outage risk.
Supply-chain and portable media hygiene - Verify firmware and sanitize portable media to prevent vendor-supplied or contractor-supplied compromise.
How Shieldworkz supports data center
Shieldworkz helps data centers strengthen OT security without disrupting operations through a focused, outcome-driven approach. We deliver continuous asset visibility using safe discovery methods and risk-based device scoring to prioritize patching and isolation. Our OT-aware threat detection identifies anomalies in industrial protocols and correlates them with physical behaviors. Network hardening and micro-segmentation prevent lateral movement, while our integrated OT SOC ensures rapid, safe incident response. We also provide secure patch management for embedded systems, portable media safety, and compliance support aligned with IEC 62443 and NIST SP 800-82, building a resilient, compliant, and efficient security framework.
Ready to act - get a free, tailored data-center security roadmap
If you manage uptime, SLAs, or critical infrastructure, a quick conversation will help us tailor recommendations to your environment. Fill the form to request:
A 30-minute site risk brief
A custom roadmap with phase-1, phase-2 deliverables and transparent cost/benefit estimates
Access to the full data-center case study and an executive one-pager you can use for board or procurement meetings
Complete the short form and choose a preferred time for a 30-minute consultation. Shieldworkz will return a prioritized, non-intrusive roadmap you can implement with your operations calendar.
Download your copy today!
The changing risk, why data centers need OT & IoT security now
Modern data centers are not just racks and virtual machines. They are living, instrumented facilities - cooling plants, PDUs, UPS, fire systems, access control and thousands of sensors - that straddle the line between IT and physical operations. That convergence creates an attack surface that traditional IT security controls were never built for. Shieldworkz helps decision-makers in manufacturing, energy, telecom and enterprise IT close that gap with industrial-grade OT security tailored for the data-center environment.
Note: Our approach and recommendations draw on industry incident analysis and a Shieldworkz data-center use case.
Why this Securing Data Centers case study matters
Cyber-related failures are a material cause of downtime: independent outage analysis shows cyber incidents are now responsible for a meaningful share of data-center outages.
Breach costs remain high: the global average cost of a data breach reached roughly $4.9M in recent industry studies - and impacts that involve operational downtime can be considerably more expensive.
OT/ICS exposure is rising: multiple scans and research projects show tens of thousands - and growing into the hundreds of thousands - of ICS/OT and IoT systems exposed or discoverable online, increasing the odds of opportunistic compromise.
Put plainly: if a cooling system fails, devices overheat and workloads are lost. If a UPS or PDU is tampered with, customers and SLAs suffer. The technical and commercial risk is both direct (equipment and data loss) and cascading (service outages, regulatory scrutiny, reputational damage).
Why download the case study
This page is for leaders responsible for uptime, compliance and risk - Data Center Managers, OT Engineers, Head of Infrastructure, and CISOs. Downloading our detailed case study gives you:
A real-world remediation plan built from an actual Shieldworkz data-center engagement (not a generic checklist).
Practical KPIs and measurable outcomes you can present to procurement and execs (visibility targets, MTTR goals, segmentation metrics).
A prioritized roadmap you can implement in phases - so you protect the most critical systems first, with minimal disruption.
Key takeaways from the case study
Visibility-first wins - Identify every OT, IoT and embedded device in racks, roof spaces and plant rooms. Asset-level inventory is the prerequisite for any control.
Protocol-aware detection matters - Signature-only IT tools miss Modbus, BACnet, SNMP and other OT telemetry. Protocol-aware NDR and behavior analytics detect early deviations before outages.
Micro-segmentation prevents escalation - Segment management, control and operational networks so a single compromised device cannot traverse to critical systems.
Protect power & cooling as primary targets - UPS, chillers and BMS are high-impact assets; monitoring, integrity checks and strict control-plane policies significantly lower outage risk.
Supply-chain and portable media hygiene - Verify firmware and sanitize portable media to prevent vendor-supplied or contractor-supplied compromise.
How Shieldworkz supports data center
Shieldworkz helps data centers strengthen OT security without disrupting operations through a focused, outcome-driven approach. We deliver continuous asset visibility using safe discovery methods and risk-based device scoring to prioritize patching and isolation. Our OT-aware threat detection identifies anomalies in industrial protocols and correlates them with physical behaviors. Network hardening and micro-segmentation prevent lateral movement, while our integrated OT SOC ensures rapid, safe incident response. We also provide secure patch management for embedded systems, portable media safety, and compliance support aligned with IEC 62443 and NIST SP 800-82, building a resilient, compliant, and efficient security framework.
Ready to act - get a free, tailored data-center security roadmap
If you manage uptime, SLAs, or critical infrastructure, a quick conversation will help us tailor recommendations to your environment. Fill the form to request:
A 30-minute site risk brief
A custom roadmap with phase-1, phase-2 deliverables and transparent cost/benefit estimates
Access to the full data-center case study and an executive one-pager you can use for board or procurement meetings
Complete the short form and choose a preferred time for a 30-minute consultation. Shieldworkz will return a prioritized, non-intrusive roadmap you can implement with your operations calendar.
Download your copy today!
The changing risk, why data centers need OT & IoT security now
Modern data centers are not just racks and virtual machines. They are living, instrumented facilities - cooling plants, PDUs, UPS, fire systems, access control and thousands of sensors - that straddle the line between IT and physical operations. That convergence creates an attack surface that traditional IT security controls were never built for. Shieldworkz helps decision-makers in manufacturing, energy, telecom and enterprise IT close that gap with industrial-grade OT security tailored for the data-center environment.
Note: Our approach and recommendations draw on industry incident analysis and a Shieldworkz data-center use case.
Why this Securing Data Centers case study matters
Cyber-related failures are a material cause of downtime: independent outage analysis shows cyber incidents are now responsible for a meaningful share of data-center outages.
Breach costs remain high: the global average cost of a data breach reached roughly $4.9M in recent industry studies - and impacts that involve operational downtime can be considerably more expensive.
OT/ICS exposure is rising: multiple scans and research projects show tens of thousands - and growing into the hundreds of thousands - of ICS/OT and IoT systems exposed or discoverable online, increasing the odds of opportunistic compromise.
Put plainly: if a cooling system fails, devices overheat and workloads are lost. If a UPS or PDU is tampered with, customers and SLAs suffer. The technical and commercial risk is both direct (equipment and data loss) and cascading (service outages, regulatory scrutiny, reputational damage).
Why download the case study
This page is for leaders responsible for uptime, compliance and risk - Data Center Managers, OT Engineers, Head of Infrastructure, and CISOs. Downloading our detailed case study gives you:
A real-world remediation plan built from an actual Shieldworkz data-center engagement (not a generic checklist).
Practical KPIs and measurable outcomes you can present to procurement and execs (visibility targets, MTTR goals, segmentation metrics).
A prioritized roadmap you can implement in phases - so you protect the most critical systems first, with minimal disruption.
Key takeaways from the case study
Visibility-first wins - Identify every OT, IoT and embedded device in racks, roof spaces and plant rooms. Asset-level inventory is the prerequisite for any control.
Protocol-aware detection matters - Signature-only IT tools miss Modbus, BACnet, SNMP and other OT telemetry. Protocol-aware NDR and behavior analytics detect early deviations before outages.
Micro-segmentation prevents escalation - Segment management, control and operational networks so a single compromised device cannot traverse to critical systems.
Protect power & cooling as primary targets - UPS, chillers and BMS are high-impact assets; monitoring, integrity checks and strict control-plane policies significantly lower outage risk.
Supply-chain and portable media hygiene - Verify firmware and sanitize portable media to prevent vendor-supplied or contractor-supplied compromise.
How Shieldworkz supports data center
Shieldworkz helps data centers strengthen OT security without disrupting operations through a focused, outcome-driven approach. We deliver continuous asset visibility using safe discovery methods and risk-based device scoring to prioritize patching and isolation. Our OT-aware threat detection identifies anomalies in industrial protocols and correlates them with physical behaviors. Network hardening and micro-segmentation prevent lateral movement, while our integrated OT SOC ensures rapid, safe incident response. We also provide secure patch management for embedded systems, portable media safety, and compliance support aligned with IEC 62443 and NIST SP 800-82, building a resilient, compliant, and efficient security framework.
Ready to act - get a free, tailored data-center security roadmap
If you manage uptime, SLAs, or critical infrastructure, a quick conversation will help us tailor recommendations to your environment. Fill the form to request:
A 30-minute site risk brief
A custom roadmap with phase-1, phase-2 deliverables and transparent cost/benefit estimates
Access to the full data-center case study and an executive one-pager you can use for board or procurement meetings
Complete the short form and choose a preferred time for a 30-minute consultation. Shieldworkz will return a prioritized, non-intrusive roadmap you can implement with your operations calendar.
Download your copy today!
